Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Tournament aims to 'Get Carp Outta Here,' create fun
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - Celina resident Milt Miller remembers as a boy using a pitch fork and cherry bombs to catch carp for derbies on Grand Lake in the 1950s.
Though explosives aren't allowed anymore, this weekend's Get the Carp Outta Here tournament should still be a blast, he said. [More]
Obituaries on June 1st, 2011
Robert Lee "Bob" Ayers, 74, Celina, died at 11:30 a.m. May 30, 2011, at his residence. [More]
Dean A. Brewer, 71, St. Marys, died May 31, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, [More]
John Lunz, 75, St. Marys, died this morning, June 1, 2011, at Lima Memorial Hea [More]
Ralph R. Schilling, 86, Coldwater, died this morning, June 1, 2011, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on June 1st, 2011
Subscriber stories on June 1st, 2011
CELINA - Emergency response time of deputies is increasing due to a shortage of officers, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said.
Grey explained the problem to county commissioners Tuesday while asking for permission to employ additional staff despite a countywide hiring freeze.
Bonds would finance renovation of Fort Recovery High School
FORT RECOVERY - School board members may authorize a bond issue for the November ballot to renovate the high school.
Although no formal action was taken during a special meeting Tuesday, board members narrowed the scope of a possible locally-funded project costing about $3.3 million.
CELINA - A Celina office that provides services for unwed pregnant teens and their families is closing today due to financial woes.
Elizabeth Pregn
NEW BREMEN - Angela Hamberg is New Bremen's new economic development director.
New Bremen Village Council members met in special session Tuesday n
Overall excellence in athletics is bringing the Western Buckeye League's All-Sports Trophy back to Celina.
The All-Sports Trophy is an honor given
Division IV State Baseball Preview
After Saturday's win in the regional finals, Minster's baseball coach Mike Wiss' only knowledge of his next opponent was that they had scouts watching both days of regional action at Springfield.