Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
After weeks of clinics, health officials locally and across the state will begin next week to vaccinate the general public against the H1N1 flu.
The first general public clinic is Dec. 15 at Celina High School from 3:30-7 p.m. Adults are asked to bring identification such as a driver's license. There is no charge. [More]
The Celina Bulldogs girls basketball team used a huge third quarter to rally from a 12-point hole and post a 51-45 non-conference victory over the New Bremen Cardinals Saturday afternoon at the Fieldhouse.
With the win Celina improves to 2-1 on the season. The loss drops New Bremen to 1-2. [More]
Local officials want to test some sediment removal technology in Grand Lake and one of its tributaries if they can find groups to partner and help pay for a pilot study.
Officials laud leader for bringing lake's water quality issues to light and promoting solutions
Also during Saturday's LIA meeting, President Bill Ringo stepped down after heading the organization for 10 years. Elected to replace Ringo was Tim Lovett.
A local teen was injured Saturday night when he was struck in the eye by a plastic pellet from a toy gun.
Evin Bachelor, 17, the son of Celina Safety Service Director Rick Bachelor, remains on rest at his home as doctors continue to monitor bleeding caused by the injury.
Area high school wrestling got underway on Saturday as Coldwater hosted the ninth-annual Sielski Duals tournament. Nine teams, including St. Marys, joined the Cavaliers in the all-day event.
Celina was unable to hold a nine-point lead late in the second quarter as Lima Senior hit a flurry of three-pointers early in the third quarter to win the season lidlifter for both teams 67-55 at The Fieldhouse on Saturday night.
