Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Monday, July 21st, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
The last two people arrested in a November drug roundup have been sentenced in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A local woman, implicated in the same Grand Lake Drug Task Force investigation, violated terms of community control sanctions imposed a month ago and now faces prison time. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - The Coldwater ACME team will play on, but the road to a state title got a little tougher.
The Cavaliers dropped to the loser's bracket of the 2008 Lou Brunswick State ACME Tournament on Saturday, losing a 2-1 pitcher's duel in eight innings to Bath. [More]
Obituaries on July 21st, 2008
Harold "Harry" J. Frilling, 77, of Fort Loramie-Swanders Road, Minster, died July 19, 2008, at his home. [More]
Alvina Uhlenhake, 93, St. Henry, died July 21, 2008, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Herbert P. Wehrkamp, 91, of 661 E. Columbus St., St. Henry, died at 2:08 a.m. July 19, 2008 at his residence. [More]
Lisa Ann Zizelman, 39, Rockford, died July 17, 2008, at her residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Local pictures on July 21st, 2008
Subscriber stories on July 21st, 2008
St. Marys educator helps design state questions
ST. MARYS - A scientist concludes that monarch butterflies are toxic to a certain bird species. However, he studies a second smaller population of th
Three people were injured when a driver swerved to miss something in the road and lost control of her 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix along Tama Road, west of Herman Road. The mishap occurred at 4:24 p.m. Friday, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake ended the weekend on a positive note after getting swept in doubleheader action on Saturday.
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