Flood Watch issued August 13 at 11:45AM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM 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, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, 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 Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A lull in rainfall will continue for much of the day. However, additional storms will move into the area later this afternoon. The risk of heavy rainfall will be greatest tonight into early Friday morning. There is also the potential for storms to repeatedly move over the same locations, which increases flash flood risk.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance likely 68° 68° chance
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
Obituaries on November 17th, 2010
June Lorton, 83, West Milton, formerly of Celina, died Nov. 14, 2010, at Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Bertha M. Sanderell, 83, Fort Recovery, died Nov. 16, 2010, at Mercer County Co [More]
Shirley C. Hilderbrand, 66, of Celina, and formerly of Greenville, died at 2:30 [More]
Stories on November 17th, 2010
State Rep. Jim Zehringer, R-Fort Recovery, said he would leverage all resources and protect the jobs of agriculture - the key to Ohio's economic future - in his new role as the director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. [More]
The Ohio House of Representatives Republican caucus will select a replacement for State Rep. Jim Zehringer, R-Fort Recovery, who was appointed as the new director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.
A 22-year-old Indiana man died Tuesday morning of injuries sustained when a semitrailer hit the rear of the car in which he was a passenger.
The mishap occurred north of Fort Recovery at 7:08 a.m. at the intersection of state routes 49 and 219, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
Bettinger re-elected to SWCD board; scholarship, awards given at banquet
A member of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board urged a crowd of about 120 farmers at a banquet Tuesday to get involved with the board.
"You ca
COLDWATER - A Coldwater businessman was given an early Christmas present: a low-interest loan to buy repair equipment for his automotive shop.  
Mer
COLDWATER - "Cool Beans" is what some students may be saying about new foods at the school cafeteria.
Food service director Lynn Rinderle told scho
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners have agreed to offer financial assistance to a Montezuma-area family with sewer expenses.
Commissioners on Tue
ROCKFORD - Instead of bringing a swimming pool to Rockford, council members are considering the possibility of building a Splash Pad in Community Park.
ROCKFORD - Parkway head varsity football coach Ed Kuhn submitted his resignation Thursday after leading the team for five years.
"I've been very pl
City making room for library patron parking
MINSTER - Demolition of a vacant house near the library may begin this week, according to information provided to village council members Tuesday night. The project will make room for much-needed parking spaces for library patrons.
ST. MARYS - Maybe just as hard as earning a nest egg are figuring how to have the revenue available when needed and giving what's left to heirs, instead of the government. [More]
Local pictures on November 17th, 2010