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.
The extremely dry summer has left stagnant water in some areas and created the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus.
Two human cases of West Nile were confirmed this year in Ohio in Lorain and Ottawa counties. Also, this week blue jays from Lake and Stark counties were confirmed positive with the virus. [More]
A Celina woman tearfully pleaded guilty Wednesday morning in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to charges stemming from the drug-related death of a friend.
Teresa A. Drew, 49, 1141/2 W. Anthony St., entered the plea to one count of corrupting another with drugs, as part of a negotiated agreement with sentencing set for Sept. 17. [More]
Clara Louise McDermitt, 80, of 14090 Glynwood-New Knoxville Road, St. Marys, died at 8:25 a.m. Aug. 27, 2008, at Joint Township Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
MINSTER - Some day students may embark on field trips without leaving the confines of school to save on costs.
Minster school board members discussed such options during a Wednesday night work session but indicated more consideration is needed before taking the next step.
The Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance is trying to help an Indiana group get grant money to improve the water quality of their portion of the Wabash River.
Celina City Council members this week agreed to pay back over $250,000 to the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) for a loan made in 2005 for the planning and design of the city's new water filtration system.
MINSTER - School board members on Wednesday discussed using an online Spanish class as a means of accommodating the high enrollment of Spanish I students.
Celina school board members sold a ranch-style, 1,900-square-foot house built by the Tri Star construction class this week for $197,500, Superintendent Matt Miller reported this morning.
Law enforcement agencies across the state are cracking down on drunk driving this Labor Day weekend in hopes of lowering the record number of fatalities that occurred during the holiday last year.
Another member of the Celina baseball team that overcame a rough start to advance to the Division II district title game will head to college to play baseball as Dustin Woods will attend Division III Manchester College in Indiana.
