Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:03PM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM 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 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding 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.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
By Margie Wuebker
A 20-year-old Mercer County man faces multiple charges after he led law enforcement officers on a pursuit through Celina and the outlying countryside before crashing into the rear of a Celina Police Department cruiser Thursday morning.
Matthew Meinerding, 608 Echo St., remains in the Mercer County Jail pending a Monday appearance in Celina Municipal Court. [More]
From Associated Press
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - An attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight began with a pop and a puff of smoke - sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on orders from al-Qaida to blow up the airliner, officials and travelers said. [More]
Obituaries on December 26th, 2009
Dorothy A. Brandewie, 80, 2030 Golf View Drive, Celina, died at 4:02 a.m. Dec. 23, 2009. [More]
Anita Klosterman, 76, 7300 County Road 219A, Celina, died at 10:50 p.m. Dec. 22, 2009, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Martha Helen Yenser, 66, 805 N. Walnut St, Celina, died at 4:25 p.m. Dec. 23, 2009, at her residence following a long battle with cancer. [More]
Local pictures on December 26th, 2009
Subscriber stories on December 26th, 2009
Franklin Twp. road project
Mercer County has received approximately $1.68 million in Federal Highway Administration funds for road improvements in Franklin Township.
The work
ST. MARYS - Control of all state canals, such as the Miami & Erie Canal, is still headquartered locally, but that department now reports directly to ODNR's Division of Parks and Recreation rather than the Division of Water.
Kids wanting junk food better chow down before they get to school if the recently passed House Bill 60 also passes in the state senate.
The bill sa
Local roller hockey players now know that it's possible to make it to the top level in ice hockey.
Just ask Cody Reichard.  
Reichard, a former C