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
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - City councilors have made a significant breakthrough in employee relations by approving new three-year tentative agreements with the union representing police patrol officers and dispatchers.
Councilors on Monday night passed legislation authorizing city administrators to enter into a contract with the Fraternal Order of Police representing the dispatchers. [More]
Obituaries on March 12th, 2024
Milton "Milt" L. Miller, age 75, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Gloria Joy Rempe, 84, of St. Marys, Ohio died at 5 a.m. Saturday March 9, 2024 at Miller Place in Celina, Ohio. [More]
Ted Hasis, 86, St. Marys, died March 9, 2024, at Joint Township District Memori [More]
Rita Catherine (Wendel) Wynk of Carthagena passed away peacefully on March 10, 2024, at Everheart Hospice, Greenville, with her children at her bedside. [More]
Local pictures on March 12th, 2024
Subscriber stories on March 12th, 2024
CELINA - An Illinois-based property developer aims to build a 50,000-square-foot industrial facility targeting companies in advanced manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, defense and other high growth sectors.
ST. MARYS - City councilors on Monday night passed final reading of legislation authorizing a sidewalk project estimated at $1.7 million.
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MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school board members on Monday night hired Ryan Goldschmidt as the new district treasurer.
They also awarded a $159,600 contract to Baumer Construction of Minster to repurpose the central office into two elementary classrooms.
ST. HENRY - Village councilors on Monday awarded a $226,399 contract to Buehler Asphalt Paving Inc. of St. Marys for the 2024 street paving program.
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors on Monday night heard first reading of an ordinance to split a parcel lot at First Financial Bank at 425 S. Washington St. and change its zoning from residential to commercial.
COLDWATER - Police chief Kevin Wynk told village councilors at Monday night's regular meeting that his main concern about the April 8 total solar eclipse is parking.