Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:48AM 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...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.
70° 70° chance Sun 82° Sun 82° slight chance 68° 68° chance Mon 77° Mon 77° chance
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
By Shelley Grieshop
Jarod Bright was a young and talented assistant who worked at a law firm in downtown Columbus.
At 26, he was one day away from receiving a degree from ITT Technical Institute when his fiance, St. Henry High School grad Kim Summers, received a phone call she'll never forget: the man of her dreams was dead after sniffing from a $3 can of computer duster. [More]
Obituaries on April 8th, 2009
Wayne E. Coby, 79, 106 Pershing St., Celina, died at 9:17 p.m. April 6, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, following a sudden illness. [More]
Orval Ellis, 86, 922 Motz Street, St. Marys, died April 6, 2009, at his residen [More]
John Frank Hagen, 91, 202 Celina St., Celina, died at 7:41 p.m. April 6, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on April 8th, 2009
Subscriber stories on April 8th, 2009
CHICKASAW - A wastewater treatment agreement between the village of Chickasaw and the Mercer County commissioners received unanimous approval from village councilors Tuesday night. Commissioners are expected to take action within a week.
MINSTER - With warmer weather predicted in the coming weeks, village councilors turned their attention to 2009 minor street resurfacing projects Tuesday night.
Mercer County Commissioner Bob Nuding is recovering from triple-bypass heart surgery that he underwent this past weekend.
Nuding, who has served on
A martial arts school with a Christian kick recently opened in Fort Recovery and is already expanding services.
Ji-Yuu Karate Do-Dojo, 128 N. Wayne
Montezuma business recycles vegetable oil
MONTEZUMA - A Mercer County business is widening its recycling loop to include a new product.
Frywise Inc., owned by Vance and Kimberly Nation, now provides new-style dumpsters that feature a low opening for pouring in used oil. The oil is later vacuumed out by Nation's truck driver and recycled.