Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Wednesday, April 9th, 2025
Obituaries on April 9th, 2025
David L. "Dave" Sheets, Jr., 79, of Mendon, Ohio entered into eternal rest Mond [More]
Sarah K. Bomholt, age 81, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home o [More]
Virginia Ann Stone, 82, Celina, died Feb. 18, 2025, at her home in Highland Park. [More]
Stories on April 9th, 2025
Parents bringing kids in for vaccines
WAPAKONETA - In the event of a measles outbreak in Auglaize County, the health department is ready to act quickly, Director of Health Promotion and Planning Natalie Karner told health board members at their regular meeting Tuesday morning.
Mercer County bee inspector steps down after decades
ST. MARYS - The Greater Grand Lake Beekeepers Association, along with county and state officials, honored a longstanding pillar of the Grand Lake beekeeping community at their regular meeting on Tuesday night. [More]
CELINA - Two of the three new owners of the Plaza Bowling Lanes plan to purchase the entire Plaza Shopping Center on North Main Street and a smaller business complex to the north on East Forrest Street from a New York real estate investor, returning the strip mall built in 1961 to local hands.
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart will close Hone Weir Road between Now Road and Township Line Road in Hopewell Township for a bridge replacement.
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Seth Lonsway pitched five innings of two-hit scoreless baseball in his 2025 debut as Richmond (Virginia) defeated Harrisburg 7-4 in Double-A Eastern League baseball action on Tuesday to begin a six-game series.
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