Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
68° 68° chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely 65° 65° slight chance Fri 77° Fri 77°
Monday, July 3rd, 2006
Obituaries on July 3rd, 2006
Marjorie Imogene Alspaugh, 92, of St. Marys, died July 2, 2006, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys, where she was a patient. [More]
Ivolyn M. Bergman, 83, of Russia, died at 12:48 a.m. July 2, 2006, at Piqua Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Former Grand Lake resident John "Jack" Bickel, 81, of Newark, died at 11 a.m. July 6, 2006, at Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark. [More]
St. Marys native Donald W. Glass, 70, of Fort Thomas, Ky., died at 1:10 a.m. July 1, 2006, at the Hospice of Cincinnati East, Cincinnati. [More]
Stella L. Hess, 85, of Dayton, died June 30, 2006, at Hospice of Cincinnati. [More]
Paul William Meyer, 78, 1921 Knapke Court, Celina, died at 3 a.m. July 1, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Orville Pence, 94, 8277 Maier-Barber Road, St. Marys, died at 3 a.m. July 1, 2006, at the Saint Marys Living Center. [More]
Former Rockford resident Gwen Weisenborn, 83, of Bradenton, Fla., died May 25, 2006. [More]
Ronald A. Wolf, 65, 152 N. Walnut St., St. Henry, died at 7:50 p.m. July 2, 2006, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Stories on July 3rd, 2006
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Sam Speck is expected to respond to a request from local lake groups for funds to clean up Grand Lake in the next week or so. [More]
Mercer County Commissioners are planning a public lake summit meeting for sometime in July, Commissioner Bob Nuding said at Saturday's Lake Improvement Association (LIA) meeting. [More]
Celina's lakefront walkway project is expected to move forward soon following a series of setbacks and delays.
City officials say they are nearing
Celina City Council last week adopted a set of emergency response standards, but some council members said they felt like they were bullied by the federal government into doing so.
What would happen if a terrorist group introduced a crop disease or contagious animal sickness that attacked Mercer County crops or livestock?
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Minster earned itself a place in the district tournament after winning both of its weekend games and taking a spot in the championship game set for Tuesday after action at the Auglaize County ACME sectional held at Hanover Street Park in Minster.
Slavik throws second no-hitter this summer
COLDWATER - It's tough to beat a team four times in one season.
That was the mission Parkway had on Sunday in the winner's bracket of the Mercer County ACME sectional at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
The Grand Lake Mariners led 1-0 on the road against the Lima Locos when lightning and rain forced the postponement in the top of the second inning at Shawnee High School on Sunday night.
Local pictures on July 3rd, 2006