Flood Watch issued August 15 at 2:16AM EDT until August 16 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, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From noon EDT today through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.
67° 67° Sat 84° Sat 84° slight chance likely 72° 72° likely Sun 86° Sun 86° chance
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Obituaries on October 5th, 2010
Esther Snider
Esther Evelyn Snider, 91, Mendon, died at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 2, 2010, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Leonard Homan
Leonard H. Homan, 94, Coldwater, died Oct. 1, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Dennis LaRue
Dennis Martin LaRue, 65, Benson, Ariz., died Oct. 1, 2010, at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. [More]
Stories on October 5th, 2010
Van Wert man jailed, charged with murder
84-year-old victim was suspect's grandmother
VAN WERT - A 36-year-old man will remain in jail without bond after being charged with the murder of his grandmother in her Van Wert home Friday evening.
Group casts new idea
Carp derbies may return to lake
ST. MARYS - Carp derbies, popular on Grand Lake in the 1950s, may be held as a way to reduce the lake's population of rough fish and increase game fish. [More]
Senator visits Dannon yogurt plant in Minster
Manufacturing important in Ohio, nation, Brown says
MINSTER - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown chose the nation's largest yogurt production plant to stress the importance of manufacturing on the homefront as well as throughout the country.
Couple looks forward to happier days ahead
"...to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health...."
MINSTER - Kevin an
Utility rates to stay the same
Second phase of project will put city in compliance
St. MARYS - Customers will not see an increase in utility rates when the city launches the second installment of a sewer relief project next year. The EPA issued orders in 2006 stating the city must remove all overflows and bypasses by June 2013.
Surcharge to help defray costs
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members Monday night unanimously approved an ordinance establishing a surcharge for industries discharging high amounts of pollutants in the wastewater system.
Marion Local wins matchup between state-ranked teams
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local volleyball team did nothing to hurt their status as the state's top-ranked team in Division IV on Monday against Fort Loramie.
Grand Lake Mariners future uncertain with no general manager
CELINA - For the last 21 years, the Grand Lake Mariners have been a fixture on the summer entertainment schedule for many area residents.
However, summer college baseball at Jim Hoess Field in Westview Park may be coming to an end. [More]
Celina ties with Elida
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
A Celina goal with 10 minutes left in the game salvaged a 2-2 for the Green and White in Western Buckeye League soccer action on Monday.
Volunteers, supplies sought for cover crop study
Local ag official hopes results could change proposed ODNR rule
Jim Hoorman is seeking a brigade of individuals to provide him with labor and supplies to conduct cover crop research in the Grand Lake Watershed.
Disaster declaration makes aid available
Mercer, Auglaize counties
Both Mercer and Auglaize counties are among 79 in Ohio that have been designated agricultural natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Local pictures on October 5th, 2010
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