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
Monday, July 18th, 2022
Music theater major wins Lake pageant
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - Grace-Ellen Rison, 18, Celina, was crowned Miss Lake Festival 2022 during Sunday night's Miss Lake Festival Scholarship Pageant at the Celina City Schools ed complex.
"I'm delighted. I am so surprised," Rison said after winning. "This is my first pageant ever… I'm so grateful."
Rison is a freshman at Western Carolina University majoring in musical theater and minoring in dance. She is the daughter of Jennifer and Jason Truesdale and Donald Rison. [More]
Obituaries on July 18th, 2022
Lela M. (Archer) Siebert, age 87, passed away at 3:53 pm on Friday, July 15, 2022, at The Gardens in Celina. [More]
Richard C. Stein Jr., age 41 of Rockford, Ohio passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022 at the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
David "Dave" M. Young, age 71, passed away at his home in Celina during the morning hours of July 16, 2022. [More]
Shirley Rae Boley, age 87, passed away at her rural Coldwater home on Friday, July 15, 2022. [More]
Donald Lee Hays, 75, of Rockford passed away on July 17, 2022 at Tranquility of Rockford. [More]
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2022 State ACME Baseball Tournament
ST. HENRY - Mercer County's two representatives in the 2022 ACME Baseball Congress state tournament took a step closer to a championship on Saturday, only to have Mother Nature sweep Sunday's scheduled doubleheader.
ROSSBURG - Brent Marks etched his name into the Eldora Speedway history books by capturing Saturday night's 39th annual Kings Royal and its $175,000 top prize.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater Cudas opened Tri-County Championship week by winning the diving portion of the championship on Saturday at their home pool at Memorial Park in Coldwater.