Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:25PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight. Locally heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.
Today 81° Today 81° chance likely 71° 71° chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° slight chance 64° 64°
Friday, March 3rd, 2023
Several projects on Minster's summer agenda
By Tom Millhouse
  MINSTER - Village officials have signed off on a heavy slate of street, building and utilities projects this year with the help of a strong local economy and millions of dollars in grants.
A number of the projects come with hefty price tags, such as the $5.2 million water tower project and the $2 million expansion and renovation of the police department building. [More]
Van Wert beats St. Marys on last-second 3-pointer
By Gary R. Rasberry
BENTON RIDGE - St. Marys coach Dan Hegemier wanted his team to foul after an Austin Parks free throw.
Van Wert coach Ben Laudick wanted a timeout.
Neither coach got what they wanted, but A.J. Proffitt gave the Cougars just what they needed.
The Van Wert senior beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer to give the Cougars a 56-55 victory over the Roughriders in the Division II boys basketball district semifinal on Thursday night at Liberty-Benton High School. [More]
Local pictures on March 3rd, 2023
Subscriber stories on March 3rd, 2023
ROCKFORD - A state law enforcement agency tasked with investigating suspicious fires and associated crimes is probing a blaze that destroyed two buildings downtown early Wednesday morning.
CELINA - Nearly $600,000 will flow to Mercer County for the construction of two-stage ditches designed to reduce nutrients that feed toxic algal blooms.
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is in line to receive a thermal drone to help locate missing persons and criminal suspects.
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CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members this week voted in a new chairperson and swapped the roles of its two directors, per a longstanding board policy.
Division I Boys District Bowling
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys' Jack Boos will represent the Roughriders next week at the Division I boys state bowling tournament after earning a qualifying berth at the district tournament held Thursday at Star Lanes at the Harbor in Port Clinton.
VANDALIA - Tri-Village was in the driver's seat from the waning seconds of the first quarter, but Marion Local kept battling all the way through.
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