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
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
From staff reports
ST. HENRY - St. Henry Elementary School Principal Adam Puthoff was hired as the district superintendent at a special school board meeting on Wednesday night.
Puthoff was awarded a three-year contract and will assume his new role effective Aug. 1. Board members were negotiating Puthoff's salary in an executive session following the regular session. No action was anticipated. [More]
Obituaries on March 30th, 2023
Doris K. Lunz, age 98, formerly of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 [More]
Jason M. Ellinger, 43, formerly of Celina, died March 27, 2023, in Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on March 30th, 2023
Subscriber stories on March 30th, 2023
Seasons aren't responsible for your awful cold
COLDWATER - Feel a cold coming on? Got a runny nose or body aches? Don't blame it on fluctuating temperatures.
Allergies and general cold and flu cases typically occur amid extreme temperature swings but the coincidence stops there.
CELINA - Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors in a special meeting this week approved applying for a $40,000 grant to install a cascading waterway and a blind inlet in the Wabash River watershed.
Coldwater sophomore breaks two records at first meet of new season
COLDWATER - Sophomore Izzy Zahn needed just one meet this spring to rewrite Coldwater's record books.
Two weeks after competing in the New Balance