Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 12:53AM EDT until July 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer. * WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1253 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Tama and Neptune.
Boaters took a double take on Friday when they spotted a 4-foot-long alligator on a ramp at the West Bank boat docks in Celina.
After a closer look, it was determined the young gator - with a fish hook in its mouth and fishing line wrapped around its jaws - was indeed dead, officials said. [More]
If anything could be taken away from the first big meet of the season, the Celina track program learned a couple of things during their hosted meet on Saturday.
The first is that the young boys team showed some promise and will need to continue to mature as the season goes along while the Runnin' Women, looking to win their first Western Buckeye League title since 2003, learned they have a lot of work to do. [More]
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Community Development Organization (MCDO) honored two longtime businesses - Marion Mutual Insurance and Gagel Hardware - on Sunday as part of its 2007 Community Address.
A former House representative from Minster who became one of the youngest lawmakers in Ohio was arrested for drunk driving March 25 along Interstate 75 near Wapakoneta.
