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
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
Law enforcement training changed after the Uvalde massacre
By Abigail Miller
ROCKFORD - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office's Active Killer Response Training is underway this week at Parkway Local Schools, with 52 officers from police agencies in Mercer County and neighboring Portland, Indiana, signed up to participate.
Since its inception nine years ago, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said the training has greatly evolved due to recent incidents such as the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school massacre in which police waited far too long to confront the gunman. [More]
Communities hope to get levy on ballot
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - All 15 political subdivisions have passed resolutions necessary to establish a new Mercer County joint Ambulance District, the first step toward putting a property tax levy on the ballot to pay for additional paramedics and firefighters in parts of the county. [More]
Obituaries on July 3rd, 2024
Urban J. Dirksen, 85, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 1, 2024, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Henry Kohnen, 65, formerly of Celina, died on Jun. 24, 2024, at his residence in Rocky Top, Tennessee. [More]
Joan I. Siegel, 76, Fort Loramie, died on July 1, 2024, at Miami Valley Hospita [More]
Local pictures on July 3rd, 2024
Subscriber stories on July 3rd, 2024
ROCKFORD - Village councilors on Tuesday approved the 2025 budget at $2.89 million, of which about $1 million is dedicated toward a street reconstruction project.
The village of Fort Recovery has landed another big state financial award, this time nearly $440,000 through the Safe Routes to School program.
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COLDWATER - The venue for tonight's Red, White and Blue Celebration has been changed from Coldwater Memorial Park to the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools' auditoria due to expected inclement weather.
MINSTER - Village councilors on Tuesday night voted to use a portion of a recently awarded $100,000 state grant to hire a Sidney engineering firm to conduct a study on a proposed multi-use trail from Minster to neighboring Fort Loramie.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Tom Haines
Botkins' Ross Dietz held off Coldwater's Ben Giere to win the boys' 16-18 year-old division at the La