Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
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.
The skeletal remains of an unidentified male were found Sunday evening by children playing in a Fort Recovery-area barn.
It's likely the deceased - who is suspected to be an adult - was a transient from out of the area who tried to take shelter inside the barn during the winter months, Darke County Sheriff's Det. Mark Whittaker told The Daily Standard this morning. [More]
A 14-year-old Indiana boy died Saturday morning while riding dirt bikes with family members along Township Line Road, north of U.S. 33, in Mercer County.
Austin Partin, 14, of Fort Wayne, was pronounced dead on arrival at Van Wert County Hospital, according to reports from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. [More]
HUBER HEIGHTS - New Bremen saw its season end on Saturday as Triad and pitcher Morgan Ryan outdueled New Bremen and Maria Staton in a 3-0 win in the Division IV regional final at Wayne High School in Huber Heights.
Triad, 22-7 and the state runners-up last season, heads back to Ashland on Friday in a state semifinal contest against 22-4 Portsmouth Clay, which shut out Crestline 4-0 at the Pickerington Regional. [More]
VanTilburg Farms of Celina is doing research on the benefits of annual rye grass as a winter cover crop farmers can spread their manure on in the fall to reduce the amount of nitrogen they need to grow their crops.
Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs will speak during the June 7 agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina, and local officials hope to pack the house for his visit.
A solid starter last season for Ohio State, Marion Local graduate Cory Luebke was looking to become a force in the Big Ten this season for the Buckeyes.
