Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Wednesday, June 5th, 2024
By Abigail Miller
CELINA -The bald eagle, now a fixture in the Grand Lake region, has one of the more miraculous comeback stories within wildlife conservancy.
"They really are a wildlife conservancy success story," said Marne Titchenell, the wildlife program dir [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A historian and writer with an abiding passion for seminal events that shaped the trajectory of the area and nation has been chosen to helm the Mercer County Historical Society.
Caitlyn Clark of Greenville assumed her new part-time role as historical society director on June 1. She will also continue working as the capital campaign manager of the Darke County Historical Society and the Garst Museum, home to The National Annie Oakley Center, in Greenville. [More]
Obituaries on June 5th, 2024
Marilee S. Eversman, a lifetime resident of the New Knoxville area, entered ete [More]
Delores Rose Lennartz passed away peacefully on June 2, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. [More]
Vincent Eugene "Vince" Blossom, 65, of Rockford, passed away Saturday June 1, 2024 in a tragic motorcycle accident. [More]
Lori Ann Brunswick, age 61, of Maria Stein, Ohio, died on Monday, June 3, 2024 at her home in Maria Stein. [More]
Shirley A. (Bensman) Veach, age 95, of Richmond, Ind., formerly of Minster, Ohi [More]
Timothy "Tim" A. Hittle, age 60, of Celina and formerly of Union City, Ohio, pa [More]
Local pictures on June 5th, 2024
Subscriber stories on June 5th, 2024
MINSTER -Village councilors on Tuesday night moved to ban the sale, growing or processing of cannabis in Minster, joining a list of other area communities that have taken similar action in recent months.
ROCKFORD - Village councilors on Tuesday heard second reading of legislation to regulate the location and appearance of solar panels on residential properties.
WAPAKONETA- Auglaize County commissioners recently welcomed Michael Siebenaler as the new county development coordinator.
Siebenaler was born and raised in Bryan and lived in Bowling Green for 15 years prior to coming to New Bremen in 2005, he said.
Free passes haunt Grand Lake in opening loss to Joes
CELINA - Walks and hit batsmen can come back to haunt a baseball team.
Grand Lake experienced that in its 2024 Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League opener, as Hamilton took advantage of free passes to pick up a 7-4 victory on Tuesday night at Montgomery Field.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
James Niemeyer scored on a two-out error in the bottom of the eighth and Minster walked off a 6-5 ACME baseball win over Marion Local at Hanover Street Park on Tuesday.