Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM 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 800 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - 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 again has ranked No. 1 among the state's 88 counties for farm income in 2007, with total income increasing almost 32 percent from 2006.
Higher market prices produced increases in almost all categories for the county, the 2007 Ohio Farm Income report shows. The most recent data available is from 2007, with 2008 figures not being released until the end of this year. [More]
ST. HENRY - On a night when they struggled with their shooting, the St. Henry Redskins did the little things to come up with a huge 61-48 Midwest Athletic Conference win over long-time rival Fort Recovery on Friday night at the St. Henry Middle School. [More]
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is crunching numbers and tightening his belt in an effort to trim expenses from his $2.6 million budget. And everyone - from employees to inmates - will be affected, he says.
Two companies remain in the running for a contract with Mercer County officials to take digital aerial photos of local properties to use for future assessments.
Marion Local had a chance to send its game with Parkway into overtime, but a missed free throw allowed the Panthers to escape The Hangar with a 55-54 win in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Friday night.
