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.
Treatment reduces some lake phosphorous levels by 56 percent
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - A $3.4 million alum application in Grand Lake this summer was a success, the state said Wednesday.
Phosphorous levels were reduced 56 percent in the 4,900-acre treatment area in the center of the lake, according to a report by consultant Tetra Tech. Fifty percent reduction was the goal. [More]
MONTEZUMA - A Rockford man was chosen this week to manage Mercer County's only airport.
Charles "Chuck" Black, a licensed airplane pilot and flight instructor, was hired Monday as the new fixed-based operator (FBO) at Lakefield Airport in Montezuma. Black also plans to continue his work as a pilot for Miller Aviation of Portland, Ind., the airport's current FBO. [More]
GRAND LAKE - State officials believe alum applications, weather and public education have helped reduce this year's number of algae-related illnesses linked to waterways in Ohio - including Grand Lake.
The road to stardom is not an easy one, according to former Coldwater resident Mark Heinl.
Heinl, the 25-year-old son of Mark and Sandy Heinl, graduated in May from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles and recently landed a role as an extra on CSI Miami.
There were a few discrepancies with the official OHSAA rankings released last week, most of which involved small problems the state has fixed this week.
A pair of 3-2 teams will battle on Friday night as Fort Recovery travels to Minster in a game that will keep Division VI playoff hopes alive for the winner.
The two winless teams in the Western Buckeye League face off on Friday night when the Celina Bulldogs travel to Eggress Stadium to battle the Van Wert Cougars.
7.2 - Yards per carry average for St. Marys' D.J. Manning this season (172 carries, 1,238 yards).
4 - Old record for most rushing touchdowns in a game by a Fort Recovery player (Steve Diller in 1998, Brad Bretz in 2000) before Jason Pottkotter's five TD game vs. Parkway.
