Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 3:58PM EDT until July 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 356 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Loramie, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, New Knoxville, Russia, Osgood, Willowdell, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Lake Loramie State Park, Egypt, Maria Stein, Mccartyville and Houston.
FORT RECOVERY - Village officials are excited about the possibility of a new cable provider bringing its services to Fort Recovery and offering some competition to Insight Communications, the village's sole cable provider based out of Hartford City, Ind. [More]
This week's big mover in the computer points is St. Marys. The Roughriders most likely started playing playoff games in week 5, needing to win the rest to make the playoffs.
While the Roughriders had a 3-2 record going into this last weekend, St. Marys lacked a big computer points generating win. This week's win over Ottawa-Glandorf solved that problem and vaulted the Roughriders up from 20th to 12th in the standings. [More]
Donna Grube, director of the Auglaize and Mercer Counties Convention and Visitors Bureau, said cleaning up Grand Lake is high on the list of importance for a couple companies she interviewed for a retention and expansion survey.
ST. MARYS - Legislation to sell the city's turbine unit 6 has been scheduled for vote at the next city council meeting, even though some power plant employees believe the shutdown is not necessary.
The Mercer County Educational Service Center board of governors recently accepted $1.14 million in state and federal grants, according to Superintendent Andy Smith.
