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.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Hundreds turn out for block party to celebrate new Main Street, businesses
By Betty Lawrence
CELINA - The city celebrated the reopening of its downtown in grand style Friday evening with a Taste of Celina Block Party.
Hundreds of people mingled on the reconstructed Main Street where 16 area restaurants were offering food and drinks.
Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce Director Pam Buschur said ticket sales for food tasting topped 5,000 by 6 p.m., just one hour into the event. [More]
Local pictures on July 9th, 2011
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GRAND LAKE - "Dynamite used in dastardly attempt to wreck the bulkhead gates at the reservoir." - The Daily Standard, Aug. 23, 1904.
Three days lat
Group formed to address father absenteeism, create father-child activities
Mercer Dads is on Facebook and soon will have a website available for those who want to be better fathers.
Celina City Schools Superintendent Matt
Compiled by Ryan Hines
It was just a bad game all the way around for the Grand Lake Mariners on Friday night.
Grand Lake was down 11-0 after th