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Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.

Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Lake Campus redo debuts

By William Kincaid

The public is invited to see the completed $9 million addition and renovations at Wright State University-Lake Campus on Thursday evening.

A grand re-opening ceremony will be held at the James F. Dicke Hall at 4 p.m. followed by guided tours of the campus until 8 p.m. [More]

St. Henry girls golf qualifies for district action

By Gary R. Rasberry

Weather conditions made it feel more like a day to go watch a football game than a golf match.

But area girls golf teams in Division II took to the links as sectional golf tournament action took place on Tuesday at The Fox's Den with the majority of the Midwest Athletic Conference teams taking part, joining teams from the Lima Area. [More]

Local pictures on September 30th, 2009

Subscriber stories on September 30th, 2009

Local areas get grants for paths

Money may help finish West Bank Walkway

The city of Celina and Franklin Township have been awarded Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) grants totaling $459,715 to build onto existing walkways/trails.

Teens go national with ole John Deere

St. Henry FFA pupils make old look new

ST. HENRY - A rusty old John Deere tractor that collected dust for several years in a local barn has won a small group of FFA students national recognition.

Residents attend meeting to learn their costs for new sewer system

MARIA STEIN - Area home and business owners filled the Knights of St. John Hall on Tuesday night to learn more about the Maria Stein Area Sanitary Sewer System and how much the project commencing next year will cost them.

Gas station will be family operation

ST. MARYS - Celina businessmen have partnered to reopen a gasoline station/convenience store at 1115 Celina Road (state Route 703).

After remodelin

Women's business group forms

ST. MARYS - A new business organization, Women in Business, has signed up 75 members from the Grand Lake area in its first three months.

"Every week, we get new people coming. I have been really overwhelmed with the response," said Sandy Matthews, chairperson of the business group.

Postseason contenders beginning to shape up

The high school football regular season is already halfway over.

While your favorite team does not already need to be among the top eight teams t

Cavaliers post five-game victory over the Bulldogs

COLDWATER - After having lost three of their last four matches, the Coldwater Cavaliers were in need of a win, and they got it in a big way with a thrilling five-set victory over the Celina Bulldogs on Tuesday at The Palace.

Celina girls tennis posts win over LCC

Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry

Celina concluded its regular season in tennis, beating Lima Central Catholic 4-1 in Lima.

Emily Ze

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