Flood Watch issued August 13 at 10:22PM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional storms will move into the area after midnight, persisting through late Friday morning. Heavy rain can be expected with these storms, with the risk of flash flooding increasing with storms that repeatedly move over the same locations.
Today 82° Today 82° likely chance 70° 70° chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° chance 74° 74° chance likely
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
Celina water bills expected to go up
Planning nears completion for plant improvements
By Timothy Cox
Celina city officials expect a whirlwind of activity during the next few weeks - including a water rate increase - in preparation for an upgrade to the city's water treatment system.
Engineering for a new granular activated carbon (GAC) system is being finalized and should be in the hands of city officials within a month or so. City council members then must decide how to finance the estimated $2.5 million improvement and how much to hike water rates to pay for the improvement. [More]
Good recipes and fond memories of Baltes restaurant fill cookbook
By Margie Wuebker
FRENCHTOWN - Dorie Baltes looks through some cookbooks, recalling how she turned down requests for recipes like Watergate Salad, Pickled Eggs and Stuffed Peppers.
"Customers came up and asked for recipes," says the manager, head cook and jack of a [More]
Minster able to hold off Celina by a point
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - Minster had to fend off a number of challenges by Celina before escaping its home gym with a 52-51 win in a battle of Grand Lake area teams at Wildcat Gym.
The Wildcats snap a two-game losing streak to improve to 8-2 on the year while Celina drops its second straight to fall below .500 at 5-6. [More]
Obituaries on January 8th, 2007
Serenus Brockman
Serenus J. Brockman, 86, of Cranberry Prairie, died at 10:30 p.m. Jan. 7, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Ted Cross
Ted L. "Tedders" Cross, 37, 06953 Ohio 219, Celina, died of natural causes at 10:55 p.m., Jan. 3, 2007, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Michael Day
Michael Allen Day, 47, of Union City, Ind., was pronounced dead at 4:35 a.m. Jan. 6, 2007, at his residence. Death was due to an apparent suicide. [More]
Rita Godwin
Rita Godwin, 84, of Celina, died early this morning, Jan. 8, 2007, at Joint Tow [More]
Virgene Mohrman
Virgene A. Mohrman, 76, of New Bremen, died at 1:05 p.m. Jan. 6, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. She was a resident for the past three years. [More]
Roselyn Hartings-Reindl
Roselyn Hartings-Reindl, 82, of St. Marys, died Jan. 6, 2007, at Otterbein Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]
Eugene Plattner
Eugene R. Plattner, 74, 5885 state Route 274, New Bremen, died at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 07, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Ruth Stueve
Ruth Stueve, 86, of New Bremen, died Jan. 7, 2007, at the Riverside Methodist H [More]
Local pictures on January 8th, 2007
Subscriber stories on January 8th, 2007
For second time, armed robber strikes St. Marys shopping center store
The GNC store in St. Marys was robbed Sunday afternoon - the second time in less than two months - by a man armed with a knife.
The lone clerk in t
Three people seriously injured in U.S. 33 crash
Two people are critical and another remains in serious condition at a Lima hospital following a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 33 between Celina and St. Marys.
Farmer: Pollution from manure should be less due to recent education
A Coldwater area dairy farmer said he thinks pollution from manure spread on frozen and/or snow-covered ground will be reduced this winter due to recent education efforts on the issue by local ag officials.
Man dies from apparent self-inflicted gunshot
A former Fort Recovery man was pronounced dead early Saturday morning due to an apparent suicide at his Union City, Ind., home.
Michael Allen Day,
Mayor stresses patience during street construction
MONTEZUMA - Village Mayor Charlotte Garman said during her state of the village address Saturday, "I think our hardest year is yet to come."
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Wapakoneta trooper cited in U.S. 33 crash
A trooper with the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was cited for failing to yield in a crash along U.S. 33 early Saturday morning.
Celina, St. Henry take on top swim foes in Fremont Ross invite
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina and St. Henry traveled northeast during the weekend to face some of the top swim and dive teams in the state at the first Little Giant Invitational at Fremont Ross High School.
Bulldogs land third win of the season
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Celina boys basketball team picked up its third win of the season following a 43-21 pasting of Toledo Rogers in a nonconference matchup on Saturday night at the Fieldhouse.
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