Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
From the site of one of the nation's worst military defeats to the domed splendor of an air and space museum, there's plenty to do this summer in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Several reasonably-priced day trips exist for families to learn about the area's robust historical contributions to the nation. [More]
TIPP CITY - One inning turned out to be the turning point for Minster's softball team as Covington took advantage of two Wildcats' errors and scored five times in the fourth frame en route to a 9-6 win in the Division IV regional softball championship game on Saturday at Tippecanoe High School. [More]
MONTEZUMA - Korean War veteran John T. "Tom" Powell of Montezuma recently decorated the outside of his home with 41 American flags after he received special recognition for his service.
ST. HENRY - Sixty-nine students were presented diplomas Sunday afternoon in the middle school gymnasium.
Honored as 2012 valedictorians were Kent Stammen, Janel Vogel and Jenna Watercutter. Salutatorian was Nathan Uhlenhake. All valedictorians finished with a 4.0 GPA. Uhlenhake earned 3.941.
ROSSBURG - Toledo's Matt Miller made his dirt late model return to Eldora Speedway in style while Randy Hannagan, Joey Kramer and Barney Craig turned in dominating efforts of their own at the annual Johnny Appleseed Classic at the Big E on Sunday night.
