Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 309 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 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, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:36AM EDT until September 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 435 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, McCartyville, Montra, St. Johns, Bulkhead and Egypt.
70° 70° slight chance chance Wed 86° Wed 86° chance 69° 69° slight chance chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Celina residents may get another chance to vote on the city's income tax rate.
Resident Richard Crider on Wednesday morning delivered an initiative petition to the city auditor's office to get an issue on the November ballot that, if approved, would return the income tax rate to 1 percent effective Jan. 1, 2012. [More]
Wine accused of molesting child
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - A local optometrist awaiting trial for allegedly raping a woman in 2009 was charged Wednesday with rape and sexual molestation of a child.
Douglas Jay Wine, who turns 52 years old today, was arrested Wednesday morning and booked into jail on two counts each of rape, sexual battery and gross sexual imposition of a child younger than 13. The first-degree rape charges carry a mandated sentence of life in prison. [More]
Obituaries on July 28th, 2011
Glenn R. Griner, 64, Rockford, died at 4:20 p.m. July 27, 2011, at St. Rita's M [More]
Former New Knoxville resident Norman Henry Schrolucke, 90, died July 27, 2011, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Edward J. Rethman, 77, Sidney, died July 27, 2011, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney. [More]
The Rev. Robert Newton Lytle, 93, died July 26, 2011, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Living Community. [More]
Local pictures on July 28th, 2011
Subscriber stories on July 28th, 2011
Indictments relate to 2 burglaries 12 break-ins
Four area men have been indicted in connection with two burglaries and 12 breaking and entering cases in Mercer County.
Cooperative investigations
MARIA STEIN - A panel of speakers hosted by the Grand Lake Patriots criticized the National Education Association (NEA) for its social agenda and political ambitions.
ST. MARYS - A new nature trail created by Eagle Scout candidate Ryan Wendel offers a scenic hike that ends where Fort St. Marys once stood.
The 1/4
NEW BREMEN - A former St. Marys woman faces multiple charges after she attempted to fill an altered prescription Monday afternoon and then led authorities on a high-speed chase through parts of Auglaize and Shelby counties.
NEW BREMEN - Officials at Brookside Laboratories will begin construction of a new 38,000-square-foot facility in April at the Bunker Hill Industrial Park.
Pitching, defense haunt Wildcats against Bobcats
CELINA - The two things that have driven Minster's run to the state ACME tournament have been pitching and defense.
Unfortunately, those two aspects picked the wrong time to take a holiday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The lights went out on Grand Lake before its final at-bat and the Lima Locos lit up Grand Lake for 11 runs and 14 hits as the Locos clinched the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League's North Division title with an 11-5 win at Simmons Field.