Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM 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 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
By Shelley Grieshop
Private clubs and veteran halls such as American Legions might be exempt from the new Ohio indoor smoking ban following a revision of the rules proposed by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).
A revised version of the rules was filed Wednesday with the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR), a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are expected to consider the rules at their April 16 meeting. [More]
By William Kincaid
NEW BREMEN - Project Lead The Way (PLTW) will be offered to high school students next year, making New Bremen Local Schools the third area school to adopt the engineering curriculum.
During the regular school board meeting Wednesday evening, members officially approved including the engineering curriculum for next school year after listening to a presentation by Superintendent Ann Harvey. [More]
Obituaries on March 22nd, 2007
Allen Dulebohn, 48, 212 S. West St., St. Marys, died at 11 a.m. March 20, 2007, at his residence. Cause of death was not available by press time. [More]
Lowell E. Hassen, 82, 814 Sunset Drive, Coldwater, at 1:30 p.m. March 21, 2007, in Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Robert E. Humbert, 83, of Rockford, died at 9:53 a.m. March 21, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
John R. Neill, 83 of Celina, formerly of Ottawa, died at 8:10 p.m. March 20, 2007, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on March 22nd, 2007
Subscriber stories on March 22nd, 2007
A necessary breakwater structure to protect the proposed Celina Rotary Walkway is proving to be a difficult issue.
The breakwater, needed to protec
ROCKFORD - Village employee Andy Heppeard, who this week filed a federal harassment suit against the village, was fired Wednesday morning.
Village Administrator Jeff Long listed the reason for firing as actions deemed detrimental to Rockford and unsatisfactory work performance.
NEW BREMEN - Plans for a Towpath Trek, aimed at encouraging folks to walk parts of the canal trail, were discussed when the Miami and Erie Canal Corridor Association met Wednesday night.
Debra Newton, a certified nurse midwife, believes in all-natural births and letting mothers choose the method that works best for them in childbirth.
There's been quite a commotion for some time now at Eastview Park and the general public is invited to see the progress of the upgraded Eastview Ballpark on Sunday as there will be a dedication in its honor at 2 p.m.