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.
Sheriff seeking faux inmates to practice for the real thing
By Margie Wuebker
How would you like to spend a night in the new Mercer County Adult Detention Center?
That can be arranged without committing a felony or a misdemeanor thanks to practice sessions or trial runs before the real inmates arrive in time for dinner Feb. 28. [More]
An inability to make free throws cost the Celina Bulldogs a chance at repeating as HALLiday Shootout champions.
Columbus Bishop Ready lost in the title tilt to Celina a year ago, but the Silver Knights got a strong second-half performance from Joe Graessle to knock off the Bulldogs 50-43 on Tuesday night at the Fieldhouse. [More]
Mercer County commissioners took no action on Tuesday afternoon after holding a public hearing to gather opinions about a controversial zoning issue in Highland Park.
COLDWATER - A fundraiser has been launched to help the village library buy new books as its purchasing power has been compromised due to state budget cuts.
COLDWATER - It's beginning to sound like a broken record.
It will be Coldwater and Fort Recovery playing for the championship of the Mercer Health Holiday Classic for the third straight year after both Mercer County teams posted semifinal wins on Tuesday at The Palace.
Parkway and St. Marys will battle for the inaugural boys basketball championship of the Chatt Insurance Holiday Tournament tonight after both teams posted wins in the semifinals on Tuesday night at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford.
