Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM 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 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - 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.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Monday, December 7th, 2020
Educators separate facts from agenda in classroom
By Leslie Gartrell
  Teachers have had a lot on their plates in 2020, adjusting their approach and classrooms to address a pandemic.
However, some area teachers are turning the pandemic into a teachable moment.
At Minster Local Schools, high school biology and anatomy teacher Marianne Bruns and principal Austin Kaylor have created a video series called "Ask Mrs. Bruns," in which Bruns tackles questions about COVID-19 from high school students. [More]
Obituaries on December 7th, 2020
Douglas Scott Steinbrunner, age 54, of Murphy Road, Versailles, Ohio, passed aw [More]
Patricia Jean (Emans) Rice, 89, of Ossian, Indiana, formerly of Mendon and St. Marys, passed away at her home on December 5, 2020. [More]
Charles Ezra Boomhower (January 15, 1947 - November 30, 2020).
Son of Ceceli [More]
Sharon Gail Carl, age 73, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully, on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 at her residence in Celina. [More]
Rolland Dean Luginbill, 86, of Rockford passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Fred Collingsworth, Sr., 81, St. Marys, died at 12:20 a.m. Dec. 3, 2020, at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Maryann E. Elliott, age 73, of St. Marys, passed away December 4, 2020 at 5:00 [More]
Darrell 'Mike' McGlaughlin, age 72, of Celina died Friday, December 4, 2020 at his home. [More]
Patty Lovine, 64, St. Marys, died unexpectedly at 12:52 a.m., Dec. 4, 2020, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital's emergency department in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on December 7th, 2020
Subscriber stories on December 7th, 2020
CELINA - With nearly $53,000 in pledges on the line, Celina runner Rod Carpenter said he couldn't scrap a charitable marathon around Grand Lake on Saturday, even though he was recovering from COVID-19.
CELINA - The memory of Sgt. Larry Jackson, a Coldwater native who was killed in the Vietnam War, was honored Saturday morning with a flag-presentation ceremony held at Lakeshore Park.
Panthers begin season with loss to Knights
ROCKFORD - For one quarter, Parkway was neck-and-neck with Crestview.
After that, it was a different story.
Crestview went ahead 29-20 at halft
ST. MARYS - New Knoxville rode a 17-2 first quarter to a 53-35 victory over St. Marys Saturday afternoon in a battle of 2-0 teams on the Grand Lake Health Systems Court.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area bowling teams had strong showings at the Division II Ohio High School State Kick-Off Tournament held at HP Lanes in Columbus on Saturday.