Flood Watch issued August 13 at 11:45AM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A lull in rainfall will continue for much of the day. However, additional storms will move into the area later this afternoon. The risk of heavy rainfall will be greatest tonight into early Friday morning. There is also the potential for storms to repeatedly move over the same locations, which increases flash flood risk.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance likely 68° 68° chance
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
By Betty Lawrence
When D'Meria Stover came upon the 50-year-old yellowed newspaper clipping and picture of Mercer County's One and Only Last Man's Club that her father belonged to, a question came to her mind.
Who was the last man surviving in the club who got to drink that symbolic bottle of champagne? The champagne held a place of honor at the annual dinner meeting of the 16 World War I veterans who made up the club. [More]
Obituaries on March 15th, 2008
Paul Emery Berger, 78, 154 S. Lincoln St., Minster, died at 7:20 a.m. March 14, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Dale J. Cochrane, 71, 3303 Shore Drive, Celina, died March 14, 2008, at St. Rit [More]
Cynthia L. DeLoye, 50, Darke Shelby Road, Yorkshire, died March 14, 2008, at her residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Dr. Andrew D. Dixon, 79, of St. Marys died at 1:45 p.m. March 10, 2008, at St. [More]
Jessie P. Hahnert, 91, of Huntington, Ind., died at 11:30 p.m. March 13, 2008, at The Heritage of Huntington Nursing Center. [More]
Alexus K. "Lexi" Reedy, 23 months old, of Delphos died 5 p.m. March 13, 2008, at Children's Hospital, Columbus. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Robert John Thomas Thobe, 57, 1534 Walnut St., Huntington, Ind., died at 6:50 p.m. March 13, 2008, at his residence. Cause of death unavailable. [More]
Local pictures on March 15th, 2008
Subscriber stories on March 15th, 2008
Nearly 13,700 Dominion East customers in Mercer and Auglaize counties could see a $1.20 spike in their monthly natural gas bill starting in November 2009.
A tent and party supply rental business located in St. Sebastian may be building a new facility near Montezuma.
Mercer County commissioners signed