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.
Tamara Evers reportedly was babysitting infant when he was injured
By Margie Wuebker
A 45-year-old St. Henry woman has been indicted on eight felony counts in the July 6, 2008, death of a 6-month old infant she was babysitting.
Tamara Evers, 502 Northview Drive, faces two counts of murder, three counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of felonious assault and two counts of endangering children. Five of the charges are first-degree felonies while the others are lesser second- and third-degree felonies. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Hot shooting and strong defense allowed Fort Recovery to win the battle of early season unbeatens.
Fort Recovery shot 50 percent from the field and handed Parkway its first loss of the season with a 68-45 triumph at Fort Site Fieldhouse in the Midwest Athletic Conference lidlifter for both teams. [More]
Minster resident writing book on history of 3 area fire departments
MINSTER - Linus "Linie" Hausfeld is a man with a mission - preserving the history of the three fire departments that served this Auglaize County community over the years.
Portions of Celina's Buckeye Street will be closed to public access until April for a major water and storm drainage project, said Community Development Director Kent Bryan.
Positioning a community for grant money takes basic groundwork. One county official is eager to get Mendon in line for future funds available and will launch the groundwork in January.
VERSAILLES - The St. Henry Redskins played strong defense for four quarters and got great interior offense to defeat the Versailles Tigers, 60-49, on Friday night in the Midwest Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
DEFIANCE - The Celina boys basketball team opened Western Buckeye League play on Friday night on the road at Defiance and found itself in a tight game late in the fourth quarter.
After suffering its first regular-season loss in over three years, New Knoxville looked to maintain two other streaks as the Rangers opened Midwest Athletic Conference play at Ranger Gymnasium against Marion Local on Friday.
Elida took control in the second quarter and rolled past St. Marys 62-34 in the Western Buckeye League opener for both teams at the Elida Fieldhouse on Friday night.
