Flood Watch issued September 16 at 2:55PM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following county, Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Union. * WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur overnight into Thursday. The heavier bands of rainfall will have 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts.
The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is now participating in a service that allows the agency to distribute important information to the public via the Internet, e-mail and cell phones.
"Nixle" delivers important public safety and community event notifications such as severe weather alerts, road closures, Amber Alerts and other critical incidents. Subscribers must choose which message levels they desire - alert, advisory, community and/or traffic - and the mode they wish to receive them. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Fans of the Marion Local Flyers had been waiting for a signature victory all season long, but now the long wait is over and it means more football for the Blue and Gold.
The Flyers ran roughshod over a normally stout Anna Rockets defense on Friday night at Booster Stadium, racking up 364 rushing yards en route to a 28-21 victory. The win punches the Flyers' ticket to the playoffs for the 10th time in coach Tim Goodwin's 11 seasons at the helm. [More]
MINSTER - St. Henry arrived in Minster barely holding on to its playoff hopes after losing three of the last four games. The fact that those three Redskin losses came against teams which finished the season with a combined record of 27-3 did not impress the OHSAA computers, so it was up to St. Henry to take a win from the Wildcats and hope the computers sent the Redskins to postseason play. [More]
Frank H "Pat" Feltz, 92, 1937 Cassella-Montezuma Road, Cassella, died at 3:13 p.m. Oct. 30, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Camp Inquire, the annual summer learning institution for gifted students, may find a new home at Fort Recovery, New Bremen and St. Henry School classrooms.
The deadline to apply for a local program that pays eligible applicants cost share funds to repair and replace failed septic systems has been extended from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1.
It was a banner night for the Midwest Athletic Conference as one big upset allowed two teams a little extra breathing room even they both would have slipped into the playoffs by the slimmest of margins.
NEW BREMEN - Coldwater wasted no time in getting up on New Bremen, using stifling defense and solid offense to head into the postseason with a 47-6 win over the Cardinals at Cardinal Field.
KENTON - The St. Marys Roughriders gave a valiant effort but the potent Kenton Wildcats came up with just enough big plays to post a 24-8 Western Buckeye League win on Friday night at Robinson Field.
The Shawnee Indians did their part in winning seven straight to finish the season thanks to a 47-6 win over Van Wert, but Bryan's win on Friday bumped the Indians out of the playoffs in Division III.
