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, March 2nd, 2010
By Nancy Allen
Even before she opens the barn door, Theresa Howick can hear the baby goats inside calling to her.
Once she enters, all eyes are on her. A few of the babies that have escaped their enclosures trot up to her. She picks up one and it sucks her finger. [More]
Obituaries on March 2nd, 2010
Barbara Jane Huser, 78, of Celina, died at 2:12 p.m. Feb. 27, 2010, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Delores Ann Meyer, 80, of Franklin Drive, Bloomsburg, Pa., died at 6 p.m. Feb. 28, 2010, at her home. [More]
Helen Schwieterman, 80, of Coldwater died Feb. 28, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Violet Stetler, 82, of Mendon, died March 1, 2010, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Local pictures on March 2nd, 2010
Subscriber stories on March 2nd, 2010
Hydroelectric power
Some Celina city council members on Monday supported the idea to participate in hydroelectric projects in southern Ohio, despite hesitation from the mayor.
The private Lake Development Corporation (LDC) on Monday passed a motion to add two representatives from the agriculture community and one from the Auglaize & Mercer Counties Convention and Visitors Bureau to its existing group of 15 trustees.
A 35-year-old St. Marys man is being held on a $250,000 bond for allegedly making and/or cultivating methamphetamine and marijuana.
Keith Parsons -
Sunny Side Farms
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has issued a final Permit To Operate (PTO) to Sunny Side Farms, 374 New Weston-Fort Loramie Road, Fort Recovery.
It's been awhile since Celina has sent a wrestler to state, longer still for one to make the podium.
That will hopefully change this week as Celina
District Bowling
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater girls bowling team will join the boys team at the State bowling tournament this weekend after capturing the district title on Monday at Interstate Lanes in Rossford.