Flood Watch issued August 13 at 10:22PM 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... - Additional storms will move into the area after midnight, persisting through late Friday morning. Heavy rain can be expected with these storms, with the risk of flash flooding increasing with storms that repeatedly move over the same locations.
Today 82° Today 82° chance 70° 70° chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° chance 74° 74° chance likely
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Obituaries on December 9th, 2010
Joann Ida Cochran, 72, St. Marys, died at 9 p.m. Dec. 7, 2010, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Paul J. Brown, Celina, died at 8 p.m. Dec. 9, 2010, at the Gardens in Celina. [More]
Former Celina resident Linda Lou Ross, 71, Ohio City, died Dec. 5, 2010.
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Bernard "Ben" Albert Aselage, 85, Fort Loramie, died Dec. 7, 2010, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. [More]
Stories on December 9th, 2010
The newest deputy at the Mercer County Sheriff's Office saunters down the hall with ears perked and eyes pealed in the event of some miscue or - better yet - a treat. [More]
Lawyers contacted about pollution damage
Several Grand Lake-area business owners are planning a class-action lawsuit against local farmers whom they blame for the polluted lake and their own loss of revenue. [More]
COLDWATER - The five-member Butler Township Zoning Commission met on Wednesday night for the first time in four years to prepare for a zoning request by local developer Steve Klosterman.
ROCKFORD - Officials who own a landfill in northern Mercer County apparently don't agree with a contract penned by the Mercer County health department.
The environmental director of the local health department has begun researching information on possible effects on health from wind turbines.
Miche
NEW BREMEN - A local lift truck manufacturer is one of two companies in the state to receive an environmental stewardship award.
Crown Equipment Co
MARIA STEIN - A Darke County man received serious injuries Wednesday morning when a vehicle fell on him at Schoenlein Truck & Salvage, 8931 Mercer-Darke County Line Road.
Last Curtain Call
For the past few weeks, the landscape on the southeast corner of South and Front Streets in St. Marys has been littered with multiple mounds of rubble, as backhoes rummage on a daily basis through the site of the former Memorial High School.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater swim and dive team competed at Ottawa on Tuesday in a double dual meet format with Ottawa-Glandorf and Elida.
Local pictures on December 9th, 2010