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, April 13th, 2022
State to stock Davis Lake
By William Kincaid
ST. MARYS - Hundreds of good-sized rainbow trout from Castalia State Fish Hatchery near Sandusky will be stocked in Davis Lake near St. Marys on April 20.
Officials are expected to arrive with a load of fish around 11 a.m. at the the 13-acre lake located at Auglaize County Solid Waste and Recycling, 15202 St. Marys River Road, a hatchery spokesperson said. [More]
By Tom Haines
COLDWATER - Coldwater swept a quad meet with three Midwest Athletic Conference rivals at Cavalier Stadium on Tuesday.
The Cavalier girls beat second-place St. Henry by 40 points, while the boys held off Parkway 88-78.
"Obviously, love the good w [More]
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Permit to keep birds up for city review
ST. MARYS - City council members at their Monday meeting heard impassioned pleas from a resident and his daughter to keep their domesticate Pekin ducks.
CELINA - Schools officials are poised to begin negotiations with three unions representing staff whose contracts are set to expire this year.
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Early primary voting already underway
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members continue to prepare for the May 3 primary election.
Board members at their regular meeting Tuesd
Funds are for training, volunteer recruitment
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Health Department has been awarded two grants totaling $60,000 from the National Association of County and City Health Officials, or NACCHO.
NEW BREMEN - Council members Monday acted on legislation needed for the construction of an unnamed restaurant in the village shopping mall that would sell tacos.
Fort Recovery scores in nearly every inning against Parkway
ROCKFORD - Fort Recovery had plenty of chances to score, and did so often.
The Indians scored in six of seven innings and Troy Homan and Alex Dues combined to hold Parkway to three to pick up a Midwest Athletic Conference victory 8-3 on Tuesday at Don Black Field in Rockford.
COLDWATER - Marion Local had no answers for Madison Wendel on Tuesday.
The Flyers only mustered five baserunners spread across five different innings and Wendel outdueled Ashlyn Bohman as Coldwater earned a 3-0 win in a Midwest Athletic Conference softball matchup at Lady Cav Diamond.
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Compiled By Tom Haines
St. Henry's Eli Horstman hit a walkoff RBI single to give the Redskins a 2-1 win over undefeated New Bremen in a Midwest Athletic Conference baseball game at Wally Post Athletic Complex on Tuesday.