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Flood Watch issued August 15 at 2:16AM 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, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From noon EDT today through Sunday morning.
* 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 expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.

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Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Area man hoping to rev up electric car business with stimulus funds

Stimulus money: Doling out the dough

By William Kincaid

MINSTER - Mitchell Bihn believes his business vision of converting conventional motor engines to electric motors is an ideal proposal to get a chunk of Ohio's stimulus money.

Coupling his knowledge of batteries from working at Warehouse Energy in Minster with heavy research and an entrepreneurial spirit, Bihn wants to start the conversion business at his home garage at 341 E. Fourth St., Minster. [More]

Indians and Rangers capture sectional crowns

By Randy Bruns

COLDWATER - Friday night's Division IV sectional final doubleheader featured a pair of games that that were completely different but extremely entertaining nonetheless.

In the opener, the New Knoxville Rangers opened up a huge third-quarter lead over the Perry Commodores but fell into a funk thereafter. The Commodores made a valiant comeback effort but the Rangers held firm in the end to come away with a 56-41 victory. [More]

Obituaries on March 7th, 2009

Rosella Monnier

Rosella F. Monnier, 87, of Sawmill Road, Fort Loramie, died march 6, 2009, at W [More]

George Pickel

George Raymond Pickel, 80, Coldwater, died March 5, 2009.

He was born on Dec. [More]

Local pictures on March 7th, 2009

Subscriber stories on March 7th, 2009

Thousands put their names on the list asking for a piece of the pie

Stimulus money: Doling out the dough

Why seek help from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, recently signed by President Obama? There are 787 billion reasons, and many local hopefuls are seeking a share of Ohio's $8.2 billion allotment.

Families need help, too

Stimulus money: Doling out the dough

Betty Engle's heart aches when she thinks too long about the financial help she can't give her own children.

At 71, she and her husband should be i

Bulldogs beat Bath in tourney opener

LIMA - The Celina boys basketball team needed season-best performances by Michael Sommer and Jared Bader to capture the Bulldogs' first sectional title since the 2003-04 campaign.

Redskins get upset; Cavaliers win in overtime

WAPAKONETA - It appeared the teams from the Northwest Conference wanted to knock the Midwest Athletic Conference out completely from the Division III Wapakoneta sectional.

Indians duo grab top MAC honors

A pair of Fort Recovery players, and another one with Fort Recovery roots, earned the Midwest Athletic Conference's top honors as coaches selected All-Conference teams this week.

Lauth wrestling at state for seventh

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

St. Marys senior Paul Lauth will compete for seventh place this morning after going 1-1 on Friday during the Division II State Wrestling Tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State.

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