Flood Watch issued April 1 at 2:59PM 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...From Wednesday evening 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.
Wind Advisory issued April 1 at 2:45PM EDT until April 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwest and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Wednesday to midnight EDT Wednesday Night.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
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Thursday, March 27th, 2025
Up to the Challenge
Marion Local 7th graders design chair solution
By Abigail Miller
MARIA STEIN - Thanks to some hard work and creativity from four of her peers, Marion Local third-grader Mayah Schwieterman is now happily able to study in a regular classroom chair like everyone else.
Seventh graders from math and STEM teacher Jeanna Heitkamp's STEM class crafted special chair risers and a step stool for Mayah, who was born with a rare type of dwarfism, as a part of the Mercer County Board of Developmental Disabilities STEM Invention Challenge. [More]
More area seniors sign for college
By Gary R. Rasberry
  Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area seniors continue to make college and athletic commitments for next school year.
Fort Recovery has been busy with three athletes signing national letters of intent to compete on the next level. Marion Local senior Josie Bruns will stay closer to home to run at Bluffton University and New Knoxville's Preston Rutschilling will head to Tiffin University to join the soccer team. [More]
Obituaries on March 27th, 2025
Stephanie Lathrop
Stephanie E. Lathrop, age 58, of Celina, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025. [More]
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Mercer Health board approves $101M budget
Operating margin is thin, but going in 'right direction'
COLDWATER - Mercer Health Chief Financial Officer Jon Dingledine on Wednesday night said the $100 million-plus budget for fiscal year 2026 shows that the local health care system is moving in the right direction.
WOCAP still has fed funds for now
CELINA - Amid the uncertainty triggered by the Trump administration's directives earlier this year to halt federal grants, an antipoverty agency serving Mercer, Auglaize and Allen counties has learned it can breathe a sigh of relief - at least through September.
Parkway board hires superintendent on split vote
ROCKFORD - In a 3-2 vote, Parkway Local Schools board members hired an elementary principal from a Henry County school district to be the new superintendent.
Toddler sickened by THC, Celina couple arrested
CELINA - A Celina couple was arrested Tuesday on child endangerment charges after their 2-year-old daughter allegedly ingested a THC product and had to be sent to Dayton Children's Hospital.
New Bremen renovation plans unveiled
NEW BREMEN - Superintendent Jason Schrader unveiled plans from Garmann Miller for renovations to the New Bremen High School offices and concessions at Wednesday night's regular school board meeting.
Recognize this mystery woman?
In 1914, Lilas Gorsuch was on vacation with her parents at a Native American reservation in Michigan. While there, her father bought her two sketches which she kept for many years. She donated them to the Mercer County Historical Society in 1989.
OPSMA Divisions IV-VII Boys Basketball All-Ohio
Niekamp named to first team
Area boys basketball players earned statewide honors as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced its All-Ohio teams for Divisions IV through VII on Wednesday.
AMFY Waves heading to nationals
The Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA Waves swim team will send nine members to compete at the YMCA Long Course Nationals that runs March 31 to April 4 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Long course refers to swimming in a 50-meter pool rather than a 25-meter pool.
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