Flood Warning issued September 16 at 6:44AM EDT until September 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 642 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with several roads closed near and west of Celina. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
Today 86° Today 86° chance likely 70° 70° chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° chance 67° 67° slight chance
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Find Date:
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Four killed in accident
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. HENRY - A head-on crash Saturday night involving a car and a minivan took the lives of three Mercer County residents and a Versailles teen.
Pronounced dead at the scene on U.S. 127, near Clover Four Road, was the driver of the car, Henry Fortkamp Jr., 76, of Fort Recovery. His wife, Arlene, 72, and another passenger, Rosamary Homan, 75, Burkettsville, were seated in the rear of the vehicle. The women were pronounced dead at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Obituaries on April 2nd, 2012
Rosamary Homan
Rosamary Homan, 75, Burkettsville, died March 31, 2012, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, following an auto accident earlier that evening. [More]
Jerry Fetters
Jerry L. Fetters, 63, Celina, died March 30, 2012, at OSU Richard Ross Heart Center, Columbus. [More]
Henry Fortkamp Jr.
Henry A. Fortkamp Jr., 76, Fort Recovery, died March 31, 2012, at an auto accident scene in Mercer County. [More]
Arlene Fortkamp
Arlene R. Fortkamp, 72, Fort Recovery, died March 31, 2012, at Community Hospital, Coldwater, following an auto accident. [More]
Zach Elliott
Zach Deo "Jumbo" Elliott, 16, Versailles, died March 31, 2012, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, following an auto accident. [More]
Alvin Roessner
Alvin Roessner, 90, died March 29, 2012, at Pine Brook Assisted Living, Idaho Falls, Idaho. [More]
Martha Speicher
Martha R. Speicher, 93, Berne, Ind., died March 31, 2012, at Swiss Village.
She was born Dec. 14, 1918, in Adams County, to Edwin and Leah Nyffler Speicher. [More]
Barbara Leistner
Barbara Leistner, 85, Rockford, died at 6:58 a.m. March 30, 2012, at Woodcrest of Decatur, Ind. [More]
Mary Joyce Heitkamp
Mary Joyce Heitkamp, 72, Minster, died at 2:05 a.m. March 31, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Edward McGillvary
Edward McGillvary, 74, Celina, died at 7 a.m. March 31, 2012, at his residence. [More]
Jeanne Donovan
Jeanne Scott Donovan, 63, Celina, died at 4:35 a.m. March 30, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Lowell Dues
Lowell A. Dues, 79, Coldwater, died at 10 p.m. March 30, 2012, at the Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Parker McGlothen
Parker McGlothen, St. Marys, died April 1, 2012, at his residence.
Arrangemen [More]
Local pictures on April 2nd, 2012
Subscriber stories on April 2nd, 2012
Wind turbines change region's farm landscape
VAN WERT - Sandy Amundson's rural property used to resemble most in northwest Ohio.
Surrounded by farm fields, her country home was her family's oasis until giant wind turbines began spinning a quarter mile away.
March sets heat records
March was a record month for high temperatures locally, according to weather forecaster Dennis Howick.
The eight days from March 14 to 22 set or tied high temperatures as recorded to 1900 by the National Weather Service.
Celina sweeps titles at own invite
Weekend Track Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina swept the team titles at its own Celina Invitational on Saturday against five of their Western Buckeye League foes.
Cavs' victory gives Harlamert 300 wins
Weekend Baseball and Softball Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater extended its winning streak to four and Cavaliers' head coach Brian Harlamert reached a milestone as the Cavs swept Indian Lake in a doubleheader on Saturday.
WSU-LC sweep doubleheader in ORCC debut
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Wright State University-Lake Campus baseball team made an impressive debut in Ohio Regional College Conference play.
Banking on wind
VAN WERT - The large wind farm about 30 miles north of Mercer County soon will be generating more than electricity.
Van Wert County officials in t
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