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
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A student who shows up late to class or fails to turn in homework might come from an addiction-wrecked family teetering on the edge of homelessness.
To illustrate the bevy of complications, difficulties and tumult facing nearly 34 million or 12% of Americans who live in poverty, Celina City School teachers, community leaders and organizations underwent The Cost of Poverty Experience on Monday. [More]
Cover crops, no-till good for land, pocketbook
By Leslie Gartrell
Luke VanTilburg and his family have used cover crops and no-till on their 4,200-acre farm since about 2008.
The family had been using conventional tillage practices until that time and began to wonder if there was another, better way to do things, VanTilburg said. [More]
Obituaries on March 22nd, 2022
Arthur J. Prenger age 84 of Chickasaw, Ohio died Sunday, March 20, 2022, at the EverHeart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. [More]
Robert "Bob" Shope, 70, of Celina passed away at 11:50 am on March 17, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital. [More]
Paul H. Schroer, age 87, of St. Henry, died on Monday, March 21, 2022, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Jean M. Rush, 80, of St. Marys passed away 7:53 A.M. Friday March 18, 2022 at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on March 22nd, 2022
Subscriber stories on March 22nd, 2022
Relive all your fave 'Happy Days' in these '50s-'60s fashions
CELINA - A throwback-inspired line of Celina High School apparel aims to honor tradition and build a sense of culture at the school.
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MINSTER - School board members passed first reading of a resolution to institute random drug testing for students who participate in school club and extracurricular activities. Members also learned Monday night that a search has begun to find a replacement for retiring superintendent Brenda Boeke.
FORT RECOVERY - Superintendent Larry Brown during Monday's school board meeting said administrators do not anticipate any major staff changes for next school year.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday heard portions of Gwendolyn, Wiggs and West Milligan streets will be targeted for repairs this year
The Midwest Athletic Conference had several players earn All-Ohio honors as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) released its all-state honors for Divisions III and IV on Monday.
CELINA-Brother Nick Renner is a strong advocate for no-till farming and cover crop practices to improve farmland.
About 40 years ago, he switched to no-till farming because he was losing so much topsoil and worried about erosion.
The 2022-2023 outlook for U.S. soybeans is projected to have increased supplies, exports and crush and lower ending stocks, according to information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's agriculture outlook forum.