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
Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
Former Fort coach on trial for killing ex
By Sydney Albert
PORTLAND, Ind. - A mother accused of killing her daughter's father with the help of two other women in January 2020 had talked about killing him before the night he died, according to testimony at her murder trial.
The jury trial of Esther J. Step [More]
By Leslie Gartrell
  CELINA - Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced people age 40 or older and people with cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and obesity are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting today.
DeWine also announced individuals 16 and older will be eligible for the vaccines on March 29. [More]
Obituaries on March 17th, 2021
Donald Neil Seyfried, age 100, of New Bremen, died on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at [More]
Arnold "Pappy" Huber, age 79, of Coldwater, died Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
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Subscriber stories on March 17th, 2021
Treasurer seeks to optimize return on inactive funds
CELINA - Just a few years ago, Mercer County's government under a host of favorable factors, raked in nearly $1 million in interest income on its investments.
MINSTER - Council members on Tuesday approved a resolution allowing administrator Don Harrod to seek bids to renovate the tennis courts at the school.
Mercer County's unemployment rate increased slightly in January to 3.4% from 3% in December.
The county still had the second lowest rate of joblessness in Ohio, trailing only Holmes County's 3.1%, according to an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services news release.
ROCKFORD - Council members heard first reading of a new zoning ordinance updating language regarding junk and garbage in yards among other topics.
ST. MARYS - City planning commissioners voted Tuesday to forward to city council a request to rezone a .764-acre strip of land south of the Freewalt Way Subdivision.