Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 12:53AM EDT until July 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer.
* WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1253 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Tama and Neptune.
68° 68° chance Sat 85° Sat 85° slight chance slight chance 65° 65° Sun 85° Sun 85°
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
A Butler County man remains incarcerated awaiting grand jury action after he and a passenger ran afoul of Mercer County's two K-9 units.
Joshua Evans, 24, of Hamilton, waived his right to a preliminary hearing during a Friday morning appearance in [More]
Several thefts occurred in Celina and Rockford
By Shelley Grieshop
Two area men have been sentenced and another has pleaded guilty to more than 70 vehicle break-ins in Mercer, Auglaize and Allen counties in the last year.
A total of 67 indictment charges were handed down by an Auglaize County grand jury since investigators arrested Billy Ray Pate, 21, Nicholas M. Redman, 19, and Corey W. Metz, 19, all of Wapakoneta in early February. Forty-nine of the charges have been dismissed in plea agreements. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
HUBER HEIGHTS - The run to state ended for the Parkway Panthers on Saturday as Triad ended the Panthers' season with a 5-0 decision at Wayne High School in Huber Heights in the Division IV Regional Championship game.
The Cardinals (20-9) capture [More]
Obituaries on June 2nd, 2008
Glenn Douglas Campbell, 86, of Englewood, died at 10 p.m. May 31, 2008, at Englewood Manor. [More]
Martha Combs, 86, of Celina, died at 7:55 p.m. June 1, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Katheryn Hellwarth, 69, of Celina, died June 2, 2008, at her home.
Arrangemen [More]
Earl "Satch" Rohrbach, 97, 415 N. Walnut St., St. Marys, died at 10:53 a.m. May 31, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on June 2nd, 2008
Subscriber stories on June 2nd, 2008
ROCKFORD - Before U.S. politicians from places like New York work on the country's farm bill they should get on a tractor themselves to see what it's like to be a farmer, U.S. congressman Bob Latta says.
Celina in final four for second time in history
CLAYTON - You know things are going pretty good for you when your own baserunning mistakes turn into game-winning plays.
That's what happened for C
DAYTON - The regional track meet is an anomaly on the high school sports calendar.
Throughout the school year, student athletes and their teams constantly strive for victory, to earn the win, to finish in first.
ROSSBURG - It seemed World of Outlaws Sprint Series points leader Jason Meyers had them covered in the 30-lap feature at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater track team will send two more members of the Lady Cavaleirs to Columbus on Friday as Ashley Kanney and Ashleigh Kahlig came up with spectacular showings at the Division II Regional at Lexington on Saturday.