Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
Students find gifts for family
By Sydney Albert
COLDWATER - Come coronavirus or snowy weather, the Christmas Shop sponsored each year by the Coldwater Academic Promoters marches on.
Second-graders on Wednesday afternoon filed into a multipurpose room in Coldwater Elementary School that had been transformed by CAP volunteers into a miniature holiday shopping center. Gifts of all kinds, for all members of the family, including pets, were stacked on tables, ready for the little shoppers to make their picks. [More]
Obituaries on December 3rd, 2020
Doris S. Bohman, age 87, of St. Henry passed away on December 1, 2020 at Celina Manor. [More]
Marvin R. Hoenie, age 81, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Laurels of Shane Hill nursing home. [More]
Carol Anne Kittle, 74, formerly of St. Marys, died at 11:50 a.m. Nov. 22, 2020, at Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on December 3rd, 2020
Subscriber stories on December 3rd, 2020
Commissioners buy a new ambulance
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week decided to purchase a new ambulance through the state cooperative purchasing program for $226,874.
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MINSTER - A desire to serve his community has led Rick Schwartz on a 35-year journey that will end Dec. 15 when he attends his final village council meeting.
WAPAKONETA - Three new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Auglaize County and one in Mercer County on Wednesday, raising Auglaize County's death toll to 32, and Mercer's to 51.
Celina business offers athleisure wear, fitness classes
CELINA - Rachel Otte hopes adding a physical storefront to her online-first athleisure wear shop will give area residents the opportunity to buy affordable, stylish and comfortable clothing locally.
MINSTER - Village council members on Tuesday heard first reading of an ordinance to adopt interim appropriations of $5.16 million for the first quarter of 2021.