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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Thursday, July 24th, 2025
From staff reports
The Christ our Light Family of Parishes will hold a prayer service and thank-you event Sunday to show appreciation to firefighters and other first responders who helped at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church during a massive fire May 29.
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Subscriber stories on July 24th, 2025
COLDWATER - Mercer Health continues to monitor the fallout from the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which, among other things, will slash Medicaid funding by about $1 trillion over 10 years.
CELINA - A 42-year-old Celina man was sentenced to a year in prison on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court after physically attacking his father in May.
A massive blaze decimated a commercial business on Tuesday night on the outskirts of Greenville near U.S. Route 127, according to a news release shared on the city fire department's Facebook page.
Horse and Buggy Tales
When St. Marys was the county seat of the original Mercer County in 1824, the Commissioners in session Dec. 6 ordered the platting of a state road extending from the Darke County line north through Fort Recovery and terminating at Willshire, which is now State Route 49.