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.
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey will retire effective Dec. 31 and then commence a new term on Jan. 5 in a move similar to retire/rehire programs in other sectors.
Grey contacted The Daily Standard on Thursday to formally announce his intentions, which will allow him to collect retirement benefits while being paid his full salary. [More]
Officials at Crown Equipment Corporation in New Bremen will appeal a recent Maine Supreme Court ruling and seek a new trial in a case stemming from a 2003 industrial accident that claimed the life of a Maine resident operating a Crown-manufactured truck. [More]
ST. MARYS - Celina rebounded from opening the Western Buckeye League season last week with a loss to Bath by going 4-0 at the WBL duals round-robin at St. Marys' McBroom Gymnasium on Thursday.
The MatDogs were joined by Defiance, Van Wert, Kenton and the host Roughriders. [More]
Mercer County commissioners tabled a decision on payment for a child's rabies treatment until the family's finances are evaluated and their insurance company re-analyzes their coverage.
COLDWATER - The New Bremen Cardinals could not have started out much better in Thursday night's Midwest Athletic Conference tilt against the homestanding Coldwater Cavaliers.
MINSTER - The St. John's Blue Jays used a stifling defense and big performances from its four letterwinners to defeat the Minster Wildcats 44-37 in Midwest Athletic Conference action Thursday night at the Minster Middle School.
Marion Local jumped out to a 20-11 first-quarter lead and never looked back as the Flyers handed New Knoxville its fourth straight loss on Thursday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Ranger Gymnasium.
