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Flood Watch issued August 11 at 4:12AM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected into Wednesday morning. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

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Thursday, August 5th, 2010

LIA seeks mandatory septic tank inspections

By Shelley Grieshop

MERCER COUNTY - A member of the Lake Improvement Association wants health officials to require mandatory septic tank inspections for properties in the Grand Lake watershed.

Tom Rampe formally proposed the action during the monthly meeting of the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department on Wednesday. He believes inspections conducted on all septic tanks older than five years would help clean up the lake. He also suggested further inspections on a regular basis. [More]

Main Street redo to start

By William Kincaid

CELINA - Reconstruction of Main Street is scheduled to begin Monday, and at least two blocks will be closed to all vehicles, Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan said.

Smith Paving & Excavating Inc. of Norwalk - contracted by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for $3.237 million - is doing the work, Bryan said. [More]

Minster woman dies in traffic crash

By Shelley Grieshop

AUGLAIZE COUNTY - A 39-year-old Minster woman was killed after she lost control of her van on Glynwood-New Knoxville Road near Wapakoneta on Wednesday afternoon.

Christa D. Ernst was pronounced dead at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, following the single-vehicle accident at 3:04 p.m. Ernst reportedly was ejected from her 1998 Pontiac Transport; she was not wearing a seat belt. [More]

Obituaries on August 5th, 2010

Rita Jutte

Rita M. Jutte, 87, Fort Recovery, died at 4:55 p.m. Aug. 3, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]

Robert Goodwin

Robert W. Goodwin, 68, Wapakoneta, died Aug. 1, 2010, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]

Local pictures on August 5th, 2010

Subscriber stories on August 5th, 2010

State legally responsible

Mercer County assistant prosecutor: Grand Lake under Ohio jurisdiction

MERCER COUNTY - The state - not the local health department - is responsible for Grand Lake and any public health nuisances caused by its polluted water.

Local chefs have own throw down at fair

WAPAKONETA - More than the weather was cooking Wednesday evening at the Auglaize County fair, as two homegrown chefs competed in the categories of Italian cuisine and any recipe using graham crackers.

Customers will keep access to businesses

CELINA - Each downtown business owner will be left with eight feet of sidewalk near their front door during a majority of the Main Street reconstruction project.

Thunderstorm pounds Auglaize County

GRAND LAKE AREA - An Auglaize County official suspects a tornado may have caused millions of dollars in damage when a severe thunderstorm swept through the area on Wednesday.

Man, woman face felony charges for boy's death

Two local residents face felony charges following a lengthy investigation involving the March 2009 death of an 8-year-old Coldwater boy.

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Annual Bar Stool Open fundraiser still scheduled

Participants requested to drive the course due to water advisory

The annual Bar Stool Open putt-putt golf tournament around Grand Lake will go forward rain or shine on Aug. 14, organizers say, despite a state advisory telling people not to take watercraft on the lake due to algae toxins.

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