Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 3:58PM EDT until July 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 356 PM 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. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Loramie, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, New Knoxville, Russia, Osgood, Willowdell, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Lake Loramie State Park, Egypt, Maria Stein, Mccartyville and Houston.
The state has been ordered to pay a farmer almost $241,000 more in compensation following a trial in Mercer County Common Pleas Court concerning flooding caused by the West Bank spillway on Grand Lake.
A Mercer County jury recently decided the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) owed Richard and Trish Baucher $240,873 for flooding that damaged their farmland. That's in addition to $82,499 the state already paid the couple after they and four other farmers won a lawsuit in May 2005. [More]
Betty Feliciano steps up to be Grand Lake general manager
By Ryan Hines
When Betty Feliciano was a young girl, she remembers playing baseball with her brothers in the backyard.
While her brothers went on to play baseball in high school, Betty's love of baseball was put on the backburner as athletic opportunities for young women were not available at the time. [More]
CELINA - Several teachers likely will lose their jobs as school officials seek to cut $1 million from the budget before the beginning of next school year.
Plans call for moving veteran monument to bigger, quieter spot
CELINA - The Mercer County Veterans Memorial near the busy intersection of South Main and West Logan streets in Celina will be moved next year to Lakeshore Park.
The Grand Lake area had a strong contingent of representatives on the Associated Press all-northwest district football team released on Thursday evening.
