Flood Watch issued August 12 at 8:52PM 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... - Periods of thunderstorms are possible Thursday evening through the overnight hours. These storms could lead to additional flooding.
66° 66° slight chance Thu 81° Thu 81° patchy slight chance 66° 66° chance Fri 81° Fri 81° likely
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
79-year-old Montezuma 'barber' keeps on dancing and singing for the big show
By William Kincaid
MONTEZUMA - At 79, barbershop singer Bud Preston, with his signature straw hat and cornerstone cane, can still break out a 3-minute soft-shoe dance.
For the last two weeks Preston has practiced his dance - not a tap dance, but what he calls a slow, rhythmic dance - with his son-in-law, Paul Mizer, the former Marion Local Schools band director for 23 years. [More]
Celina tracksters have a good showing
By Gary R. Rasberry
The weather could not have been better for Saturday's Celina Invitational.
The host Bulldogs came up with some solid performances against five other Western Buckeye League teams and finished respectably in the six-team meet.
Defiance, buoyed by its distance crews, swept both the boys and girls titles. Celina's Runnin' Women took a close second, edging defending WBL champ Ottawa-Glandorf by one point. [More]
Obituaries on April 7th, 2008
Merle Black
Merle D. Black, 70, 431 E. Fulton St., Celina, died at 1:40 p.m. April 4, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Bertha Eilerman
Bertha Catherine Eilerman, 97, of Basinburg Road, Fort Loramie, died at 2:40 p.m. April 5, 2008, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
John Garman
John O. Garman, 88, formerly of 1118 W. Market St., Celina, died at 4:10 a.m. April 5, 2008, at Summerville at Chestnut Hill, Columbus. [More]
William Hoenie
William J. Hoenie, 92, of Celina, died April 6, 2008, at his residence.
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Wilma Platfoot
Wilma Platfoot, 88, 206 Cherry Lane, Anna, died at 1:35 a.m. April 5, 2008, at the Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Betty Schindler
Betty L. Schindler, 83, formerly of 7262 state Route 197, Celina, died at 5 a.m. April 6, 2008, at the Gardens of Celina. [More]
Mary Sicke
Mary Hirsch Sicke, 88, 807 Mumaugh Road, Apt. 74, Lima, and formerly of St. Marys, died at 4:17 p.m. April 5, 2008, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Rebecca Smallwood
Rebecca Smallwood, 98, of St. Marys, died at 12:30 p.m. April 6, 2008, at Joint [More]
Helen Steiger
Helen G. Bailey Steiger, 96, of Worthington Assisted Care Center, Lima, died at 6:10 p.m. April 5, 2008. [More]
Pat Williams
Pat Williams, 68, of Rockford, died at 10:30 p.m. April 4, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on April 7th, 2008
Subscriber stories on April 7th, 2008
Maria Stein businesses honored at meeting
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Community Development Organization (MCDO) honored two local businesses as distinguished developers during an annual community address held Sunday at the Maria Stein American Legion Hall.
Lima-area woman killed, two injured in motorcycle/car accident on U.S. 33
A 50-year-old Lima-area woman was killed Saturday afternoon when the motorcycle she and her husband were riding struck a car that failed to yield at the intersection of U.S. 33 and Townline-Kossuth Road.
Eldora has to move its debut to this week
ROSSBURG - Heavy overnight Thursday rains inundated an already saturated surface and in the interest of safety and concern for the race teams, Eldora Speedway officials reached a decision to postpone last Saturday's planned race.
Minster sweeps doubleheader from St. Marys
ST. MARYS - The Minster Wildcats used pitching and timely offense to post a 9-2 and 7-4 nonleague doubleheader sweep over the St. Marys Roughriders on Saturday afternoon at K.C. Geiger Park.
Minster, St. Henry boys win track titles
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area boys track teams came up big during Saturday's Versailles Invitational, capturing two of the three divisional titles.
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