Flood Watch issued August 13 at 10:22PM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM 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, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional storms will move into the area after midnight, persisting through late Friday morning. Heavy rain can be expected with these storms, with the risk of flash flooding increasing with storms that repeatedly move over the same locations.
Today 82° Today 82° chance 70° 70° chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° chance 74° 74° chance likely
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Friday, June 16th, 2023
Group hopes to return to competition on the lake
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - A group of boating and waterskiing enthusiasts on Saturday will set out to prove Grand Lake can host barefoot skiing endurance marathons which are normally held on rivers.
Friends of Grand Lake will present The Grand Gathering at 7 a.m. Saturday at West Bank. The 80-mile race is open to any boat capable of pulling a skier in a safe manner, single skiers and relay teams, according to organizer Kevin Klosterman. [More]
Obituaries on June 16th, 2023
Charles Umstead
Charles F. (Pops) Umstead, formerly of New Bremen and Coldwater, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at his residence at Otterbein, St. Mary's, Ohio. [More]
Kendra Hunter
Kendra Hunter passed away on June 14, 2023 at JTDM Hospital Hospice at 52 years old. [More]
Mary Lou Brown
Mary Lou (Anthony) Brown, 92, Fort Myers, Florida, died July 11, 2022.
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Linda Stetler
Linda L. Stetler, 83, of Rockford, Ohio passed away on June 12, 2023 at Mercer Health in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 16th, 2023
All Hail the Ancient Games
Man has been playing around forever
ST. MARYS - Long before Euchre, Yahtzee or Monopoly came into being, civilizations across the globe yearned for playful ways to pass the time.
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Coldwater fireworks to move from mall
COLDWATER - The annual Friday night fireworks show during Coldwater Community Picnic weekend in August will no longer be held at Coldwater Mall, according to a joint statement from the picnic committee, Coldwater Fire Department and WX3 Enterprises, LLC.
Chickasaw closer to water rate increase
CHICKASAW - Village councilors accepted a board of public affairs recommendation to raise water rates Wednesday night but delayed action on the issue until their July meeting after the adjustment is presented as an ordinance.
Reigning in the rain
Coldwater battles the weather to defeat Fort Recovery 6-3
FORT RECOVERY - By the end of the evening Thursday, after battling Fort Recovery and the rain, Coldwater battled the dwindling daylight to finish up a key Mercer County ACME baseball contest.
Area Roundup
Mariners run-ruled by Locos
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Tom Haines
A disastrous fifth inning sent the Grand Lake Mariners to a 16-2, seven-inning run-rule loss against the Lima Locos at Simmons Field on Wednesday.
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