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.

Friday, October 18th, 2024

Vote '24

Levy for South Central Fire District on November ballot

Granville Township

By Abigail Miller

CELINA- South Central Mercer Fire District officials are asking voters to approve a five-year, 2.5-mills replacement levy to continue funding fire protection operations.

If approved, the levy would collect $501,000 annually and cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $87.50 a year, according to the Mercer County Auditor' Office.

The fire district covers all of Granville Township, including the villages of St. Henry and Burkettsville.

In 2007, Burkettsville residents living north of Main Street - the dividing point between Darke and Mercer counties - began seeing two fire levies on their real estate tax bills, one from Granville Township and one from the village, resulting from an apparent misunderstanding by the Ohio Department of Taxation.

The fire district was formed in 2010 as a solution to the unequal taxation quagmire.

St. Henry Fire Department merged into the district in 2015 to improve their chances of getting federal and state grants.

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