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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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Obituaries on February 3rd, 2012
Genevieve "Peg" Thees Heppeard, 91, Celina, died Jan. 31, 2012 at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Robert S. Graham, 64, Rockford, died at 5:55 p.m. Jan. 27, 2012, at Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert. [More]
Everett Cull, 87, rural Portland, Ind., died Feb. 1, 2012, at Albany Healthcare.
He was born April 7, 1924, in Jay County to Herman and Inez Theurer Cull. [More]
William Novin, 81, Celina, died Feb. 1, 2012, at his residence.
He was born J [More]
Dorothy Mae Zeller, 79, Celina, died at 9:30 p.m., Feb. 1, 2012, at her residence. [More]
Stories on February 3rd, 2012
More paramedics needed to aid response time
A critical shortage of trained paramedics is creating longer response times and placing a heavy burden on emergency dispatchers.
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Farmers need marketing plan to sell grain
Farmers are being encouraged to sell their stored corn as prices are predicted to fall this year.
USDA predicts farmers will plant 94 million corn
FORT RECOVERY - Middle school students tinkered, tested and toyed with their experiments during the annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fair on Thursday.
VAN WERT - Cooper Farms is tapping into wind energy to provide nearly 60 percent of its electrical needs.
Within the next few weeks, the company's cooked meats division in Van Wert will begin full output of two 1.5-megawatt wind turbines, officials said.
It appears the feds had a change of heart.
A nearly $25,000 federal grant that was withheld from the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department in
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers gave their veteran leaders a memorable Senior Night on Thursday at The Hangar.
All five seniors started and scored, and the Flyers ran away with a 71-37 victory over the Parkway Panthers in a Midwest Athletic Conference tilt. [More]
LIMA - The Shawnee Indians have earned the right to be the second-seeded team when the postseason begins after halting Celina's six-game winning streak on Thursday night.
ST. HENRY - The Fort Recovery Indians survived a rugged defensive struggle by finding just enough offense to rally and defeat the St. Henry Redskins 59-50 in Midwest Athletic Conference action Thursday night at the St. Henry Middle School Gymnasium.
BATH TOWNSHIP - With the Western Buckeye League wrestling tournament coming up next week, Celina and St. Marys looked to wrap up the regular season on a positive note as both teams went to Bath High School for a super trimatch featuring the Wildcats and Shawnee. [More]
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster broke away from Versailles in the second quarter and then extended their lead during the second half en rou
MARIA STEIN - "Father, forgive them; they know not what they do" is considered the first phrase in what has become known as "The Seven Last Words (ph
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