Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 309 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:36AM EDT until September 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 435 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, McCartyville, Montra, St. Johns, Bulkhead and Egypt.
Today 86° Today 86° chance likely 70° 70° chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° chance 67° 67° slight chance
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Lake Campus adding student housing
First of possibly eight dorms may be done by winter quarter 2011
By Shelley Grieshop
Students of Wright State University-Lake Campus, Celina, will soon have access to a broader campus experience with the addition of on-site dormitories.
University officials hope to have the first of possibly eight dormitory buildings completed by late this fall or the start of winter quarter 2011, according to Project Coordinator Dr. Tom Knapke. [More]
Famous jackets made locally
National FFA Week, Feb. 20-27
By Nancy Allen
As youths across the nation and locally celebrate National FFA Week this week, they have a company in Van Wert to thank for their famous blue, corduroy jackets tied to the organization.
Universal Lettering Co., 321 W. Ervin Road, actually began as a broom factory near downtown Van Wert in the late 1800s. Shortly thereafter, the broom factory moved into an abandoned piano factory several blocks away and broom making was replaced with the production of denim bib overalls. [More]
Obituaries on February 23rd, 2010
Eugene Birt
Eugene Birt, 90, of Celina, died Feb. 22, 2010, at his residence.
Funeral arr [More]
Adalgisa DiPompeo
Adalgisa "Ada" DiPompeo, 100, of Celina, died at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 21, 2010, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Janice Gelhaus
Janice Gelhaus, 67, 806 Oakwood Drive, Coldwater, died at 8 p.m. Feb. 21, 2010, at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Victor Moeder
Victor Moeder, 79, 2811 Burkettsville-St. Henry Road, St. Henry, died at 7:35 a.m. Feb. 22, 2010, at Mercer Health, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on February 23rd, 2010
Subscriber stories on February 23rd, 2010
Celina pool may close
Celina's Bryson Pool likely will be closed this summer because of tight finances.
City council members and personnel and finance chairman Mike Sovinski made the announcement Monday night during council's regular meeting.
Cost cuts balance budget at $37 million
Celina budget
A rough draft of Celina's 2010 budget was read for the first time Monday night at the regular Celina City Council meeting.
The tentative budget, which will be reviewed additionally by council members before a final reading, includes appropriations of $37.04 million for all city funds.
Backflow preventers discussed
Coldwater
COLDWATER - Village council members Monday inspected a sampling of a brass backflow (water) preventer that likely will be installed on village properties that have cisterns.
Local contingent is focused for success at state swim meet
Two Grand Lake area schools.
One with a tradition of state swimming experience and the other trying to build one.
That describes the Celina and
MAC championship still in doubt thanks to Cardinals
NEW BREMEN - Things just got interesting for Friday night.
Instead of Delphos St. John's clinching at least a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference title in boys basketball on Monday night, the playing field for the MAC crown got a little bit bigger.
Rangers dominate in first half
Local Roundup
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
New Knoxville jumped out to a 26-8 lead and never looked back in defeating Temple Christian, 68-41, in a rescheduled game on Monday night at Ranger Gymnasium.
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