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.
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is seeking nearly $50,000 in video equipment that would allow inmates to attend court hearings from jail.
The technology - valued at $49,269 - would save travel time and related expenses for the deputies who must escort prisoners back and forth from jail to the courthouse several miles away, Grey said. He also noted it would give his officers more time to patrol the county and investigate crime. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Commissioners have set Sept. 16 as the date to rededicate the 117-year-old Auglaize County Courthouse following an $8.6 million renovation project.
Commissioner Don Regula told department heads and elected officials during a meeting Thursday a ceremony is planned for 2:30 p.m; a VIP invitation list is being created. [More]
MINSTER - The Minster Wildcats used a huge offensive outburst in the first inning and a solid pitching performance from J.R. Nixon and Matthew Trushaw to eliminate the Fort Loramie Redskins from the District 4 ACME tournament with a 7-3 triumph on Thursday night in the Auglaize-Shelby bracket at Hanover Street Park. [More]
Dunham's Sports fits Celina market with sports, hunting and fishing gear
CELINA - A large crowd turned out for the grand opening on Thursday of Dunham's Sports, located in 33,000 square feet of the former Walmart store off Havemann Road in the Lakewood Village Shopping Center.
The Indiana man who allegedly sent emergency personnel rushing to Grand Lake last month on a fictitious report of a child being dumped into the water remains in the Mercer County Detention Facility on a $50,000 cash bond.
CELINA - Chef Michael Delligatta said the community-based organic food movement can't feed the world, but it can fill the demand for fresh, locally grown food.
ST. MARYS - The fee for Tri Star students is increasing.
St. Marys school board members approved the increase during their meeting Thursday. Students will pay $8 for the next two school years. For 2014-2015, the fee will decrease to $6. The current fee is $5.
ROSSBURG - Two men received serious injuries when they fell from the back of a moving pickup truck at Eldora Speedway Thursday. The mishap occurred at 8:14 p.m., according to Darke County Sheriff's Office reports.
COLDWATER - A seven-run outburst in the second inning proved to be the difference as Celina avenged its earlier loss to Crestview in the District 4 ACME tournament with a 12-5 win over the Knights on Thursday at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
In the 28-year history of the $50,000 to-win Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway, two names have been synonymous as the favorites for the event and 2012 is no different.
The Junior ACME regional tournament will be held at Celina's Westview Park this weekend with four teams battling for a berth into the state tournament series.
