Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 8:26AM EDT until September 17 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 826 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash 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°
Monday, June 6th, 2011
2011 Division IV Baseball State Champions
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - After coming back from three runs down on Thursday to beat Newark Catholic, it seemed nothing would deter Minster from getting its first state baseball championship.
Right away on Saturday, the Wildcats made sure that there would be no doubt. [More]
State Track and Field Championships
By Bruce Monnin
COLUMBUS - Three different sets of area athletes left the running finals of the state track meet at Jessie Owens Stadium in Columbus with the title of state champions.
New Bremen's Dillon Webster got the momentum going with a dominating win in the 800 meters and the Minster girls' and boys' 1,600-meter relay teams finished the event with close victories. [More]
Obituaries on June 6th, 2011
Rita Meinerding, 88, St. Marys, died June 5, 2011, at her residence.
Arrangem [More]
Ronald George Reigelsperger, 64, Coldwater, died June 5, 2011, at Briarwood Vil [More]
Robert L. Muhlenkamp, 80, Rockford, died at 7:25 a.m. June 5, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on June 6th, 2011
Subscriber stories on June 6th, 2011
State Track and Field Championships
COLUMBUS - Besides the three events where local athletes won state titles, nine other events featured area athletes, seven of which saw them finish in the top eight and reach the podium.
COLUMBUS - Early during the tournament run, Minster's baseball coach Mike Wiss used the adage "You're only as good as your seniors."
When it came to his pitching, especially in the postseason, it was the underclassmen that toed the pitching rubber successfully.
COLUMBUS - Minster's baseball head coach Mike Wiss likes the term "Fraternity of Coaches".
With his Minster squad winning their first state title on Saturday, he joined a prestigious list of coaches that have won a state title as a member of the Midwest Athletic Conference.
CELINA - The Grand Lake Mariners only scored a total of two runs in the first two exhibition games of the season but it was enough for a pair of wins
Local Weekend ACME Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina and Vandalia-Butler combined to score 17 runs over the last four innings, but it was a bases-loaded walk in t
GRAND LAKE - Nearly 300 anglers from three states removed 8,142 pounds of carp from Grand Lake this weekend during the Get the Carp Outta Here tournament.
ST. HENRY - Deplorable conditions continue nearly 18 months after an earthquake devastated Haiti's capital.
Linda Thieman leaves later this week on another mission trip to the country, knowing the conditions she saw in the wake of the natural disaster remain virtually unchanged.
GRAND LAKE - Core samples of Grand Lake's bottom muck will be taken to determine if it can be marketed, members of the Lake Improvement Association learned Saturday.
COLDWATER - A 4-year-old boy remains in critical condition after a Hummer rear-ended the car in which he was riding Friday night in the Lima area.