Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:03PM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM 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 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area. - 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.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Friday, April 18th, 2025
Obituaries on April 18th, 2025
Thomas A. Wise passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, April 15, 2025, at [More]
William L. Dedrick, 75 of St.Marys Twp. in Auglaize Co., OH died Sunday March 30, 2025 at Elmwood in New Bremen, OH. [More]
David McDermitt, 71, of Saint Marys, died 6:34 Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Richard E. "Dick" Paul, 93, Geneva, Indiana, died April 16, 2025, at Swiss Village in Berne, Indiana. [More]
Stories on April 18th, 2025
College student turns family farm tragedy into award-winning film
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP - A young, local filmmaker earned national recognition this month for a short documentary about his family's journey to rebuild after a fire heavily damaged the milking parlor at their dairy farm near Celina last January. [More]
CELINA - City councilors this week passed first reading of legislation to transfer $3.7 million from the 0.5% additional income tax collections and general fund into savings accounts to finance future park, police, fire and street projects and equipment.
CELINA - Celina was recognized as a Tree City USA on Wednesday during the Northwest Ohio awards ceremony hosted by Bowling Green and the Bowling Green Tree Commission.
A Montgomery County woman banned previously from working as a Medicaid provider was sentenced Thursday to six to nine years in prison for again defrauding the program - this time stealing $1.5 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost reported in a news release.
Fort Recovery scores five in ninth to beat New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - After letting a three-run lead slip away in the bottom of the sixth, allowing the game to go into extra innings, Fort Recovery scored five runs in the top of the ninth to post an 8-3 victory at New Bremen Thursday. [More]
COLDWATER - After taking St. Henry's early shot, Coldwater battled back.
The Cavaliers plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take
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Van Wert scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to rally and beat Celina 5-3 in Western Buckeye League baseball action at Montgomery Field.
How (and why) to add a tree to your property
CELINA - The ground may be heavily saturated at the moment and the temperatures dramatically fluctuating from day to day, but with Arbor Day right around the corner, now is a great time to contact a nursery or gardening center about planting a new tree before they're bombarded with orders.
Local pictures on April 18th, 2025