Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM 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 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - 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
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Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Show of Faith
For Osgood movie project, faith is part of the deal
By Erin Gardner
DAYTON - An Ohio film director, along with an expansive business development team, are developing a movie based on the story of a local woman answering God's call to build a restaurant and the ministry around it.
"Osgood," a movie detailing Karen Homan's mission to evangelize, is in the fundraising phase, said Allen Farst, writer and director. [More]
Homan to swim at Wilmington
By Joe Schatz
NEW BREMEN - After a successful swimming career at New Bremen, Lucy Homan officially signed with Wilmington College Wednesday and will swim for the Quakers next year.
"It felt like home to me," Homan said of Wilmington. "They're all one big fam [More]
Obituaries on March 19th, 2026
Beverly Dicke
Beverly S. (Dingledine) Dicke, age 76, of New Bremen, died on March 18, 2026, a [More]
Mary Poeppelman
Mary Ann (Kremer) (Gelhaus) Poeppelman, age 91, of St. Henry, passed away March 18, 2026, at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. [More]
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Parkway will stay in the MAC, embrace growth
ROCKFORD - Following Sunday's town hall designed to gauge public interest on whether or not Parkway Schools should leave the Midwest Athletic Conference to join the Northwest Conference, the district announced Wednesday it will remain in the MAC.
Seawall work set for Zuma Park
MONTEZUMA - Village councilors on Wednesday gave the go ahead on the next step of a project to clean up parts of Zuma Park.
At their regular meetin
Ag co-op members vote down 3-way merger
A proposed merger among three major agriculture cooperatives consisting of farmer-owners appears dead in the water after members of two of the organizations voted it down.
Woman sentenced to probation after 5th OVI
CELINA - A 42-year-old Mendon woman was sentenced to probation and ordered to undergo treatment this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court following a fifth OVI conviction.
Rockford, Celina residents sentenced in Van Wert
VAN WERT - A 46-year-old Rockford man was sentenced to prison time in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week for stealing a motor vehicle.
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Horse & Buggy Tales
Judgments and oddities from the pioneer court
A century ago, our grandfathers were required to work without pay an allotted number of days on the public roads of the county. If they dodged this responsibility, they were sure to face prosecution.
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Marion Local takes on Lincolnview in state semifinals
Last year's loss to Monroe Central in the Division VI boys basketball state final might have left a sour taste in the mouths of returning Marion Local players this season.
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