Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM 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 1045 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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.
FORT RECOVERY - Many parents and students are upset about the board of education's plan to reduce vo-ag teacher and FFA instructor Michael Gower's pay by 18 percent.
Well over a hundred people came to the board meeting on Tuesday night in a show of solidarity for Gower, with many urging board members to reconsider proposed hour reductions. [More]
Celina Police are investigating the suspicious death of a local woman after she and her husband were found in an unresponsive state at their home Tuesday night.
Michelle Riley, 36, 428 E. Livingston St., was pronounced dead when officers and paramedics responded to a 911 call at 11:13 p.m. Her husband, 42-year-old Brett Riley, also was found in the television room unresponsive but breathing. [More]
Local officials are trying to fill a need and increase revenue by creating more camp sites at the Mercer County Fairgrounds during fair week.
Thirty-two additional camp sites will be added to the west of the cattle barns to help eliminate a current waiting list, said Steve Schulte, manager at the fairgrounds. [More]
The Grand Lake Mariners continued their successful run through the preseason slate on Tuesday night as they defeated the Decatur Dirty Birds 4-2 at Jim Hoess Field behind great pitching and timely hitting.
The Mariners improved to 5-0 this preseason. Grand Lake will cap its preseason this week playing host to the Portland Rockets tonight and the Michigan Monarchs on Thursday before opening Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League play on Friday at Lima. [More]
COLDWATER - Two Unfair Labor Practice charges lodged in the 2008-2009 school year against the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools Board of Education by the Coldwater Teachers Organization, OEA/NEA, were dismissed with prejudice.
Seventeen people canoed down the St. Marys River in Mercer County on Tuesday to raise awareness about this still fairly pristine ecosystem dubbed a "biological hot spot" by those who have studied it.
WAPAKONETA - Legislators appear to be yo-yoing on prior decisions concerning school inspections and home sewage regulations, according to one health official.
COLDWATER - School superintendent Rich Seas and the school district's gifted coordinator, Pat Naveau, reported to board of education members Tuesday on their recent attendance at a Differentiation workshop, held for all districts in the county.
That's the question the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking the public with just two days left before TV broadcasting is switched from analog to digital.
A group of local skateboarders needs to raise more than $20,000 through fundraisers or donations before this coming fall for a proposed skate board park in Celina.
A Celina business was one of only 30 in the state to receive an Above and Beyond Award for employer support of the Ohio National Guard and Army Reserve.
