Flood Watch issued April 3 at 4:50AM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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 Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expected Saturday into Saturday night.
Today 65° Today 65° slight chance 46° 46° likely Tomorrow 56° Tomorrow 56° 52° 52°
Thursday, August 1st, 2024
Obituaries on August 1st, 2024
Marvin Lee Topp, age 82, of New Bremen, died on Monday, July 29, 2024 at 7:11 A.M. at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyles of St. Marys. [More]
Stories on August 1st, 2024
Young people work to become one with horses
WAPAKONETA - Many who had encountered Pearl immediately found out that the grey American quarter horse speckled with black spots and bearing a countenance similar to that of Eeyore the donkey would not bend to the will of another. [More]
CELINA- Fresh off of a successful reopening of the Riley House last weekend, Mercer County Historical Society President Bill Vondrell is excited for the museum's future.
ST. MARYS - The city of St. Marys will phase in its new Solid Waste Collection System starting in early September, according to a city news release.
CELINA- Multiple people appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday on a variety of charges including drug possession and theft.
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Horse & Buggy Tales
George Struckman bought the first automobile, a horseless carriage, in Mercer County around 1900. He kept most of the steam threshing operation in this area in running order, and his horseless carriage also was a steam-driven conveyance.
Local pictures on August 1st, 2024