Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN 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.
People using Grand Lake with more caution than before
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - Boaters, skiers and anglers have come back to Grand Lake in recent weeks - a welcome site to area businesses.
While the fear of being on the water has subsided compared to last year when a thick, foul-smelling algae bloomed excessively, caution by many lake users remains active. [More]
CELINA - A strong effort by Minster fell short as the Wildcats bowed out of the 2011 ACME state baseball tournament, following a 3-2 loss to Vandalia in the elimination bracket final on Friday night at Montgomery Field.
Vandalia (19-11) will take on Bowling Green today at noon in the state ACME championship game. Should Bowling Green (17-7) lose the first game, a second winner-take-all game will be played shortly after the end of the first game. [More]
Council members debate addition to Club 211 property
CELINA - Some Celina City Council members think a new fenced-in area outside Club 211 looks nice but question if enough sidewalk remains open for passers-by.
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys school district has lost another administrator.
The resignation of Middle School principal Ken Neff was accepted by school board members Friday during a special session. Neff is the new high school principal at Greenville City Schools.
While government officials in Washington, D.C., continue talks about raising the national debt ceiling, Grand Lake area residents are left to sit back and wonder how the issue will come to conclusion.
A St. Marys woman was listed in serious condition Friday at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima following a two-car accident near Montezuma at 10:26 p.m. Thursday.
NEW BREMEN - Memories play through Walt Schmitmeyer's mind like the music his Moonliters band provides for crowds at weddings, anniversary receptions and concerts in the park.
