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, July 20th, 2022
Woodworker turns tree stumps into beautiful bowls
By Leslie Gartrell
MONTEZUMA - A retired woodworker is transforming the remnants of a 600-700 pound tree stump dragged out of a Grand Lake channel into beautiful, handmade bowls.
Doug Barhorst, 67, said he discovered a huge wooden stump floating in the channel near his Montezuma home on June 7. With the help of Ohio Department Natural Resource staff and a backhoe, the stump was freed from the channel and brought to dry land on June 8, Barhorst said. [More]
Defiance wins second straight title
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. HENRY - For the first two games of the 2022 ACME Baseball Congress state tournament, Coldwater did all it needed to do to come through with a pair of one-run wins to reach the title game for the first time since 2015.
Tuesday night, the Cavaliers ran into a buzzsaw called Defiance. [More]
Obituaries on July 20th, 2022
Jerome U. Barhorst age 77 of Ft. Loramie, OH died on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at h [More]
Marie C. Wendel age 82 of Chickasaw, Ohio, died on July 17, 2022 at Coldwater Hospital. [More]
Evelyn Mae McMillan, 87, of Portland, Indiana, passed away, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Swiss Village in Berne, Indiana. [More]
John Wesley Morrison, 60, of Van Wert, Ohio passed away Monday morning, July 18, 2022, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on July 20th, 2022
Subscriber stories on July 20th, 2022
MINSTER - Miami University professor Mark Morris on Tuesday evening presented village council members with findings from the village's citizens attitude and public opinion survey.
CELINA - A team from the Ohio Auditor of State's office is expected to meet with school officials today to guide them in forming a new accounting system.
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday night passed final reading of a resolution clarifying the village will levy assessments for unpaid property maintenance fines.
WAPAKONETA - Lake Facilities Authority members met Tuesday morning to pay $20,197.62 in bills.
LFA members at the special session held at the Auglaize County Administration Building agreed to pay $15,250 to Access Engineering Solutions for work related to the Chickasaw Treatment Train.
ST. MARYS - The city of St. Marys is unable to soften its drinking water due to a component failure in the carbon dioxide feed system.
However, the drinking water is safe for consumption and continues to meet Ohio Environmental Protection Agency guidelines, a city news release states.
CELINA - For the first time, Grand Lake saw a Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League game go to sudden death.
Despite being without coach Tony Perez, the Mariners came out on the right end.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's Jordan Hemmelgarn picked up her first win of the season as she won the girls' 16-18 division as the Lima Junior Golf Association stopped at Springbrook Golf Club in Lima for the Gray's Cappie Sportswear Open.