Flood Watch issued August 19 at 12:40PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Shelby and Union. * WHEN...From 4 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A complex of storms will develop later this afternoon and continue overnight. Repeated rounds of storms, combined with the extremely wet soil conditions will increase the risk for flash flooding later this evening into the overnight hours.
Farmers harvesting their crops this fall say they are thrilled and surprised with their yields, considering the drought-like conditions that had them wringing their hands just months ago.
"We were really stunned when we got out into the fields," s [More]
ROCKFORD - Sandy Schaffner was honored as the Citizen of the Year by the Rockford Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday night during the organization's 34th annual banquet in the Parkway High School Commons.
Robert Thompson, last year's Citizen of the Year, portrayed Schaffner as the premier steward of Shane's Park and a woman thoroughly engaged with her community. [More]
Mercer County Commissioners this week approved a modified version of a residential rezoning request in eastern Jefferson Township along state Route 703.
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to allow school districts to charge parents for all-day kindergarten on a sliding scale based on income. However, local superintendents say their districts don't intend to ask parents to pony up.
Two Lima men were arrested for drug trafficking after reportedly selling more than $10,000 worth of cocaine to undercover agents with the Grand Lake Task Force.
ELIDA - Marion Local showed its strength in easily dispatching Edon in the Division IV regional semifinals with a three-game sweep - 25-13, 25-18, 25-8 - at the Elida Fieldhouse on Thursday.
The 9-1 Coldwater Cavaliers take to the road for their Division IV playoff opener. The last time the Cavs wore road white was in 2003 when the team took an over three-hour trek to beat Wellington, 28-21.
