Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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 this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
By Mike Ernst
ROSSBURG - Prior to Saturday night's United Midwest Promoter (UMP) DirtCar Modified main event at Eldora Speedway, veteran driver Ken Schrader figured he would have to grab an early lead from his fourth starting position.
Schrader did just that, going to the outside groove at the drop of the green flag, sweeping around front-row starters Scotty Williams and track points leader Jesse Bitterling and into the top spot by the exit of turn two on the first lap. [More]
Obituaries on May 16th, 2011
Barbara Ann Lachey, 70, Minster, died at 5:15 a.m. May 14, 2011, at her home. [More]
Louis Joseph "Joe" Schmidt, 82, Anna, died the evening of May 14, 2011 at his residence. [More]
Kenneth M. Seitz, 44, Maria Stein, died at 2:53 a.m. May 14, 2011 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Joseph Diller, 70, St. Anthony, died May 15, 2011, in Columbus.
Arrangements [More]
Roger Smith, 85, Coldwater, died May 16, 2011.
Arrangements are pending at Ci [More]
Wilma C. Abels, 71, Celina, died at 12:08 a.m. May 14, 2011, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Local pictures on May 16th, 2011
Subscriber stories on May 16th, 2011
Law enforcement officers throughout Mercer County want to get the word out - serious drugs such as heroin are here and so is the time for action.
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Parkway
ROCKFORD - Parkway High School seniors will top off their high school careers with graduation on Sunday. Commencement ceremonies begin at 1:30 p.m. in the high school gym.
Daily Standard photographer Mark Pummell was recognized as one of the best photojournalists in Ohio, and Nancy Allen was honored for headline writing at Sunday's annual Associated Press Society of Ohio newspaper competition in Columbus.
COLDWATER - The wet weather on Saturday afternoon wasn't enough to dampen Senior Day for five Coldwater seniors.
Coldwater's Ethan Bettinger shut d
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St. Marys' Joe Bremmenan captured the Division II sectional singles tennis championship after the beginning of posts