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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
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Thursday, July 12th, 2012
Drought may halve yield
Corn crop dire, still hope for beans
By Nancy Allen
Almost a third of the nation's corn crop is showing signs of damage due to drought.
Locally, ag officials are predicting yields could be cut by as much as 50 percent. Anita Green, executive director of the Auglaize County Farm Service Agency, called the situation "serious."
This year has the potential to be as bad as the notorious 1988 drought, which resulted in some farmers not being able to harvest any corn at all, she said. [More]
St. Henry man labeled sex offender
Wife faces intimidation charges relating to case
By Margie Wuebker
A 79-year-old St. Henry man was labeled a tier one sex offender during his sentencing on misdemeanor sexual charges Wednesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Carl W. Albers, 252 S. Eastern Ave., a retired farmer, pleaded guilty June 4 to five counts of sexual imposition. The charges were reduced from gross sexual imposition, third-degree felonies, as part of a negotiated plea agreement. The offenses occurred between 1990 and 2009; the victims were ages 8, 9 and 10 at the time. [More]
Obituaries on July 12th, 2012
Jill Dougall
Jill Louise Dougall, 52, Elkhart, Ind., died at 10:54 p.m. July 9, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital. [More]
Mariana Schulze
Mariana Rose Schulze, 6-week-old daughter of Brent and Beth Eilerman Schulze of [More]
Harold Uhlenhake
Harold F. Uhlenhake, 66, of St. Henry, died July 11, 2012, at his home.
He wa [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 12th, 2012
State to deal casino cash to counties
GRAND LAKE - Profits from Ohio's new casinos could be the wild card counties and schools need to battle ongoing financial woes.
Earlier this week t
Higher fees on the horizon
Mercer County health department
The local health department hopes to boost waning finances with a flurry of fee increases in 2013 for licenses, inspections and other environmental services.
Celina stays alive after shutout win
District 4 ACME Tournament
COLDWATER - Celina's ACME team got the offense rolling early and rode a strong pitching performance from Aric Fickert as the Bulldogs stayed alive in the District 4 ACME tournament with an 8-0 win over Delphos Jefferson on Wednesday at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
Wolfgang returning to Eldora
Along with Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindell, Doug Wolfgang took sprint car racing to new heights in the 1980s and early 1990s.
The trio dubbed "The
Blue Team rallies to win All-Star competition
GLSCL All-Star Game
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League held its annual All-Star Game on Wednesday at Avon's All Pro Freight Stadium. The Blue Team scored three runs in the seventh inning before adding two more in the ninth to rally for a 6-2 win over the Red Team.
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