Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 3:58PM EDT until July 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 356 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Loramie, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, New Knoxville, Russia, Osgood, Willowdell, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Lake Loramie State Park, Egypt, Maria Stein, Mccartyville and Houston.
For the first time ever, the Mercer County Sheriff's Department and the county's fire and local police departments, which rely on central dispatch for emergency call-outs, will have a unified radio system.
The state government's Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) will provide Mercer County a secure, reliable and clear radio system, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said. [More]
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys ACME baseball team used a big offensive first inning and a pitching gem from senior-to-be Jake Taylor to defeat the New Bremen Cardinals 4-1 Wednesday night at K.C. Geiger Park.
St. Marys (5-2) bunched more then half of the hits that it got to produce its only runs in the bottom of the first off New Bremen starter Dylan Crisp. [More]
"If we don't upgrade our radio system, somebody's going to die," Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey told a room full of county personnel last week at a meeting to discuss the new forthcoming radio system.
The Lake Campus is getting the job done and is on the move, Wright State University Provost Steven Angle told a crowd on Wednesday at the Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert County.
A spectacular pitching performance by Cory Pfeffenberger allowed Celina's offense some time to get rolling as the Bulldogs downed Parkway 5-0 in Mercer County ACME play on Wednesday at Montgomery Field.
LIMA - Michael Kellar made his first start for the Grand Lake Mariners on Wednesday in Lima, and what a pitching performance it was for the lefthander.
The Western Buckeye League is widely regarded as one of the most competitive leagues in the state of Ohio and it showed in the all-Ohio softball voting as the WBL had five representatives.
