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.

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022

St. Marys man faces 23 years in prison

By Leslie Gartrell

ST. MARYS - A St. Marys man arrested last week on charges of rape, burglary, abduction, gross sexual imposition and sexual battery faces a maximum sentence of more than 23 years in prison if convicted.

Timothy Kohlhorst, 56, was arrested Thursday and is being held in the Auglaize County jail on $100,000 cash bond subject to 10%, according to court records.

His specific charges are rape of a victim with a mental and/or physical disability, a first-degree felony; gross sexual imposition by force, a fourth-degree felony; sexual battery by coercion, a third-degree felony; abduction by restraining the liberty of another person, a third-degree felony; and burglary in an occupied structure with the purpose to commit a criminal offense, a second-degree felony.

Kohlhorst pleaded not guilty to all four charges during an arraignment hearing on Friday in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court, according to court documents.

The court ordered Kohlhorst undergo a psychological evaluation by the Forensic Psychiatry Center for Western Ohio, Dayton, at 11 a.m. Sept. 22 to determine his competency to stand trial.

A preliminary hearing has not been scheduled.

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CELINA - All in all, it was a good start for the Celina volleyball team as it looks to defend its Western Buckeye League title.

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