Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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°
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Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Local swimmers ready to tackle Grand Lake
By William Kincaid
Swimming in Grand Lake is a much murkier and unpredictable affair than the usual pool outing. But three area amateur swimmers are taking on the largest inland lake in Ohio.
Julie Fleck, the 38-year-old owner of Bella's Italian Grille, Celina, and two of her summer waiters, 19-year-old Michelle Gehret, Fort Recovery, and 21-year-old Tyler Uhlenhake, Celina, will swim across the lake on Aug. 3 to raise money for school fitness. [More]
Cavaliers advance to championship game
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - After the loss in their opening game of the state ACME tournament, Coldwater coach Romie Schwiterman gave his team the old "We've got them right where we want them." speech.
Apparently, it worked.
The Cavaliers worked their way out of the elimination bracket to advance to the state title game for the third time in four years with a 9-3 win over Patrick Henry in the losers' bracket final on Friday at Veterans Field at the 2008 Lou Brunswick State ACME Tournament. [More]
Obituaries on July 26th, 2008
Janet Smith
Janet A. Smith, 70, 6086 Burrville Road, Celina, died 4:20 a.m. July 25, 2008 at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 26th, 2008
Motorcyclist dies in crash
A 69-year-old Wapakoneta man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday, marking the fourth traffic fatality in Auglaize County this year.
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Auglaize County Fair getting ready to kick off on Sunday
WAPAKONETA - Take a full slate of Junior Fair activities and add liberal amounts of free entertainment geared to all ages. Season with plenty of vari
State Route 29 widening bid should go out in fall
Project related to expansion of Celina Tent
An $850,00 project to widen a half-mile stretch of state Route 29 west near Celina Tent should be bid out and started this fall, Celina City Planning and Development Director Kent Bryan says.
Deported man to have day in court on drug charges
A Mercer County man indicted on drug charges in the wake of an undercover investigation by the Grand Lake Drug Task Force will have his day in court despite being deported in an unrelated Darke County case.
Mariners lose another twinbill
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake suffered two more losses on Thursday, falling in a doubleheader to Anderson to drop to 11-23 on the season.
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