Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 2:47AM EDT until September 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 630 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 247 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
70° 70° slight chance chance Wed 86° Wed 86° chance 69° 69° slight chance chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely
Friday, August 17th, 2012
Mercer County Junior Fair auction
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

The gallon of dairy goat milk was presented by Travis Petersen and sold for $1,225. The proceeds of the milk are shared 20 percent by winning exhibitors, 60 percent by other layer exhibitors not selling, 19 percent by the livestock auction committee for expenses and 1 percent for the goat exhibitor fund. Buyers were Homan Insurance, Lefeld Implement, K&L Tractor Sales, VanTilburg Farms, Celina Moose, TruPointe Co-op, Peoples Bank Co., Junior Fair Boosters, Frank and Denise Petersen, Osgood State Bank, St. Henry Bank, Celina Insurance Group, Overman Trucking, Maria Stein Grain, Helena Chemical Co., Seth and Amanda Kohnen, A-1 Ag Services, Big K Mills Inc., Howick Farms, Glen and June Florence, Coldwater Young Farmers and St. Henry Tile Co.

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