Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Work is underway on the long-awaited Miami and Erie Canal cleanup project in Minster.
Tumbusch Construction of St. Henry moved in earlier in the week to begin removing trees along the east slope off state Route 119.
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By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - What began as a research assignment turned into a full-fledged book for St. Marys Police Sgt. Mark Ernst as he tried to find the history of St. Marys police chiefs.
"It all began when Chief (Greg) Foxhoven asked me for a list of past c [More]
Obituaries on January 6th, 2011
Edith Mary Armstrong Adams, 89, Spencerville, died at 4:55 p.m. Jan. 5, 2011, at her home. [More]
Jack W. Bayles, 76, Bronson, Mich., and formerly of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Jan. 4, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. [More]
Wayne E. Fisher, 76, Fort Recovery, died Jan. 5, 2011, at his home.
He was bo [More]
Local pictures on January 6th, 2011
Subscriber stories on January 6th, 2011
Plans for renewable energy plants nationwide are "kind of knee-jerk reactions" that are not based on sound science or economics, said Matt Berry, customer service manager of Midwest Electric, based out of St. Marys.
Grand Lake
CELINA - The local health department opted this week to lend written support to the state's newly-enacted farming rules designed to help clean Grand Lake.
VAN WERT - A judge this week found a 36-year-old Van Wert man competent to stand trial for the murder of his grandmother in October.
Van Wert Commo
COLDWATER - The biggest worry for educators when it comes to planning the 2011-2012 school year is the anticipated cuts in state funding, said Rich Seas, superintendent of Coldwater Exempted Village Schools.
Local family physician Dr. Ed Hosbach was elected as the new president of the local health department during a meeting of the board on Wednesday.
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ST. MARYS - Arts Place Collective Center now offers a gallery of art by local artists plus a number of classes and private lessons in various media. Also, the music program has gotten a boost this year.
Celina's aspirations for a Western Buckeye League championship took a hit when Defiance won the league opener at the Fieldhouse on Dec. 17.
Starting the league slate 0-2 would almost certainly shatter any title hopes for the Bulldogs.
Last Curtain Call
Five games into the 1987-88 girls' basketball campaign, Celina head coach Jack Clouse couldn't help but come across a little bewildered.
With a stable of talented seniors dotting his roster, a 2-3 start to the winter season was perplexing to say the least.
The Four Corners: Four area games of interest this weekend
Thursday
Girls Basketball
Versailles at Fort Recovery
A battle between two of the unbeaten teams in the Midwest Athletic Conference takes place at Fort Site Fieldhouse as 6-2 Versailles takes on a 7-1 Fort Recovery team that has not lost since its opening game of the season.