Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
CELINA - Area food pantries and larger organizations have experienced a meat shortage as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued and demand has increased.
The West Ohio Food Bank distributes food at The Galleria in Celina from 1-3 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. Divers are supposed to start lining up at noon. However, they began to line up on Tuesday at 11 a.m., and the line grew so quickly that distribution started early at 12:30 p.m. [More]
ST. MARYS - When the offense had its struggles, the St. Marys defense rose to the occasion.
After Delphos St. John's cut a 31-18 halftime deficit to six at 31-25 90 seconds into the second half, the Roughriders responded by holding the Blue Jays to just 10 points the remainder of the contest in picking up a 55-35 win in non-conference girls basketball action at Grand Lake Health System Court. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County's ranking among Ohio counties for COVID-19 incidence rate has dropped to 65th, but county health officials on Tuesday said the rate of new cases is still one of the county's highest since the pandemic began.
CELINA - Mercer County Emergency Medical Services plans to operate with a slightly smaller budget in 2021 as one of its branches is breaking away to form a new district.
WAPAKONETA - No residents attended a public meeting on Tuesday that had been organized to hear from people concerned about a massive solar project to be located in Auglaize and Allen counties.
CELINA - Two new deaths and 37 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer County on Tuesday, raising the number of deaths to 55 and the number of cases to 2,916.
Fort Recovery took a commanding lead right from the start and never let up on the way to a 72-30 win at Blackford on Tuesday night in non-conference girls basketball action in Indiana.
Van Wert's Owen Treece and his head coach Keith Recker collected top honors as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released its Divisions IV and V All-Ohio honors on Tuesday.
