Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:25PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight. Locally heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.
Today 81° Today 81° chance likely 71° 71° chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° slight chance 64° 64°
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
St. Marys teen accused of planting bomb held on $1 million bond
By Shelley Grieshop
A teenager accused of planting a bomb at a gas station near a St. Marys city school on Tuesday is being held in jail on a $1 million bond.
Jesse B. McDermitt, 18, who was arrested at his home at Townview Terrace Apartments shortly after police discovered the homemade bomb, appeared in Auglaize County Juvenile Court on Wednesday morning. Judge Mark Spees ordered a court-appointed attorney to represent McDermitt after he declared himself indigent. [More]
Price to build AMP-Ohio power station increases
Cost increase will be split among customers in Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties
By William Kincaid
The estimated price for AMP-Ohio to build a new baseload coal power station that eventually will supply electricity to local municipalities has increased more than 10 percent.
An October feasibility study put construction cost at $3.25 billion for the Meigs County power plant, up from an initial estimate of $2.9 billion. [More]
Obituaries on December 4th, 2008
Donald March
Donald J. March, 83, 312 Beech St., St. Marys, died at 6:34 p.m. Dec. 2, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Harold Martens
Harold C. Martens, 84, 6199 U.S. 127, Celina, died at 8 p.m. Dec. 2, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Charles Myers
Former West Milton resident Charles Wesley Myers, 86, of Celina, died at 7:45 p.m. Dec. 2, 2008, at Briarwood Manor, Coldwater. [More]
Edwin Nickol
Edwin D. Nickol, 63, of Huber Heights, died at 9:16 p.m. Dec. 1, 2008, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
R. Richard Stephenson
R. Richard Stephenson, 84, 944 Tama Road, Rockford, died at 12:45 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008, at Colonial Nursing Center, Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on December 4th, 2008
Subscriber stories on December 4th, 2008
Rowlings' new release arrives locally
ST. MARYS - Author J.K. Rowlings' new supporting title to the Harry Potter series hits the market today, but book reviewers say it's not likely Harry fans will be as wild about "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," an imaginary book that surfaced in a couple Potter books.
Mobile home park warned of violations
Sickly cats and unsightly debris at the Meyer Mobile Home Park in Rockford has prompted action by the local health department.
Board members of the
Council moves to clear up tax credit oversight
MINSTER - Councilors on Wednesday unanimously authorized village administrator Don Harrod to work with an area agency to pave the way for a 55 percent tax credit for a local industry.
Waltrip the featured speaker for Race Night
It's safe to say that Michael Waltrip is one of the busiest and most recognizable names in NASCAR, but the driver-owner is making a pit stop in Mercer County on Friday, Dec. 12th.
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