Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
Loss of father, son tie Trzaska, Hogenkamp
By Robb Hemmelgarn
MINSTER - High school football has been ensnared in a web of uncertainty all summer, so it was only fitting that the embrace between Scott Hogenkamp and Phil Trzaska on Friday evening at Memorial Field at Minster High School further emphasized how fragile life truly can be. [More]
Obituaries on September 8th, 2020
Dale L. Siegel, age 61, Fort Loramie, was found to have passed away of natural [More]
Phyllis Lutterbeck, 82, of St. Marys, OH died 12:05 a.m. Thursday September 3, 2020 at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Urban Carl Zumberger, age 86 of Versailles, Ohio passed on September 5, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Carl R. Dapore, age 85 of Versailles, Ohio passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday September 5, 2020 at 8:30 AM. [More]
Kathryn Ann Dorsten, 91, of St. Marys, Ohio passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Anne Elizabeth Fullmer, age 38 of Portland, Indiana, died on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland. [More]
Harold Knatz, 90, rural St. Marys, died on Sept. 6, 2020, at Otterbein Senior L [More]
Johanna Mary (Bulcher) Bruns, known to most as Joanne or Joanie, died peacefully at her St. Henry home surrounded by loved ones on Monday, September 7, 2020. [More]
Peyton John Drees, age 20, of Mason Road, Sidney, passed away following an ATV [More]
Norris C. Monnier, age 94 longtime Russia resident died at The Landings of Sidney where he was a resident for over 5 years. [More]
Local pictures on September 8th, 2020
Subscriber stories on September 8th, 2020
FORT LORAMIE - A Sidney man was killed in an ATV accident on Saturday evening east of Fort Loramie.
Peyton J. Drees, 20, of West Mason Road, was pr
Mercer County health officials reported 36 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the holiday weekend, raising the county's total to 868 as of Monday afternoon.
Cavaliers pick up first WOSL win of 2020
COLDWATER - It took some time for Coldwater to get its offense going on Saturday afternoon.
But once the first goal was scored, the floodgates opened.
From staff and wire reports
Minster graduate Eli Wolf was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens as teams cut their rosters to the limit of 53 players before the start of the National Football League season on Thursday.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Marion Local improved to 6-0 on the volleyball season with a three-set sweep victory over Newark Catholic on Saturday in Licking County.