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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
By Margie Wuebker
An unexpected blast of winter weather packing less than an inch of snow caused a rash of accidents throughout Mercer County on Monday morning, including one that resulted in injuries and another that damaged a Mercer County Sheriff's cruiser.
Deputies responded to an injury accident at 11:43 a.m. at the intersection of state Route 29 and Fleetfoot Road with wintery road conditions cited as a factor. [More]
Obituaries on December 8th, 2009
Ashley Michelle Bohman, 5, 2072 Northview Drive, Maria Stein, died at 7:10 a.m. Dec. 6, 2009, at Children's Medical Center, Dayton. Death was due to leukemia. [More]
Alice Joan Bruns, 80, of Rockford, died at 11:20 a.m. Dec. 7, 2009, at The Laurels of Shane Hill Nursing Home, Rockford. [More]
Norbert Joseph Frank Hoehne, 82, Loy Road, Fort Loramie, died at 6:40 a.m. Dec. 7, 2009, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
Maggie "Granny" Huff, 92, 104 S. Pear St., St. Marys, died at 8:51 p.m. Dec. 6, 2009, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on December 8th, 2009
Subscriber stories on December 8th, 2009
Councilwoman objects to city buying blighted site
Ron "Butch" Piper will be paid $54,369 to demolish and clean up one of his properties in Celina before transferring it to the city.
Celina City Cou
Ron "Butch" Piper will have 90 days to demolish a structure and clean up his property at 501 W. Warren St. once he signs an agreement with the city of Celina.
Chris Dues and Seth Huelskamp are still excited about the 14-point buck they jointly bagged last week.
Weighing in at 175 pounds with an 183/4-inch
FORT LORAMIE - Turnovers created a rough start for Marion Local, allowing Fort Loramie to get out to a quick start and hold on for a 50-45 win in a non-conference contest down in Shelby County on Monday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina wrestling team opened up the 2009-10 season by taking sixth place at the 12-team Coke Classic Wrestling Tournament at Madison Comprehensive near Mansfield.