Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
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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