Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:07PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Union County in east central Indiana... East Central Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Warren County in southwestern Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Preble County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 207 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, Troy, Trotwood, Sidney, Piqua, Miamisburg, Springboro, Vandalia, Englewood, Greenville, Franklin, Celina, Tipp City, Eaton, St. Marys and Moraine.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Obituaries on February 2nd, 2012
Former St. Marys resident Mildred A. Botkin, 93, died at 7:45 a.m. Jan. 31, 2012, at her daughter's residence in Xenia. [More]
Dean J. Strawn, 66, Celina, died at 5:40 a.m. Feb. 1, 2012, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Lavern W. Kuess, 78, Chickasaw, died at 10:45 p.m. Jan. 30, 2012, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Genevieve "Peg" Thees Heppeard, 91, Celina, died Jan. 31, 2012 at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Louis Charles Boltz, 89, St. Marys, died at 4:28 a.m. Jan. 31, 2012, at The Gardens in Celina. [More]
William Novin, Celina, died Feb. 1, 2012, at his residence.
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Stories on February 2nd, 2012
Manufacturing key factor in area's stable economy
Bringing manufacturing back to Ohio is one of Gov. John Kasich's top priorities this year.
Maybe he should take a look at Mercer and Auglaize counties. [More]
Health department
Local anti-tax sentiments and economic woes are thwarting efforts to draw support for a proposed countywide health levy, officials say.
Dale Palmer
CELINA - Time is dwindling for downtown building owners to apply for grant dollars for renovation projects.
March 1 is the deadline to submit a project application to the city for Community Development Block Grant funds.
A national public relations expert will talk to local farmers about how to counter the bad rap they are getting over the toxic algae conditions in Grand Lake.
ST. MARYS - A new Red Cross director has taken the role of leading the way to recovery when disaster strikes in Auglaize County.
Former St. Marys f [More]
Celina
CELINA - This may be the last year Celina receives a check from Pepsi for selling its products on city properties and at city events unless a new contract is reached.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County marked its first traffic fatality this year on Wednesday night with the death of a 26-year-old Belle Center man.
The t
A 27-year-old Celina man faces a felony charge stemming from the theft of construction supplies from Shinn Brothers Inc.
Grant Lee Sullivan, 632 Gr [More]
Several local teenagers face misdemeanor charges in connection with the theft of an iPod at Celina High School.
A student contacted Celina Police on Jan. 20 regarding the theft of her portable media player. An investigation led to the identification of a 15-year-old female suspect.
National College Signing Day
CELINA - The Celina to Kent State University connection experienced an expansion on Wednesday.
Celina's middle distance and distance standout runner Hannah Fleck signed a National Letter-of-Intent to continue her running career with the Mid-American Conference's Golden Flashes.
National College Signing Day
CELINA - Andrea Bell will get a chance to run on the Division I level while also being close to home.
The Celina running standout will travel to Fort Wayne to compete at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne (IPFW) for both cross country and track.
National College Signing Day
COLDWATER - It seems appropriate that Mike Seas' choice of college involves some distance.
Coldwater's cross country and distance track standout will make the trek to the University of Wyoming to attend college and run for the Cowboys' programs.
National College Signing Day
MINSTER - Daniel Gusching knows what it's like to help a rebuilding football program find success.
Now, he'll get another chance to do it on the collegiate level.
National College Signing Day
MARIA STEIN - A key component from a successful Marion Local defense will head north to continue his education and football career.
Flyers' defensi
It has been an up and down season for Celina's boys' basketball team.
After alternating wins and losses during the first eight games of the season, Celina suffered a four-game losing streak and the Bulldogs were struggling to find confidence.
Local pictures on February 2nd, 2012