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 reserve grand champion market goat was exhibited by Taylor Muhlenkamp, who won professional showmanship. A member of Mercer Choice, her parents are Gary and Angie Muhlenkamp. The goat sold for $1,275 to Roessner Energy Products, Ron Kohnen Farms, R&D Auto Sales, Fort Recovery Construction and Equipment, St. Henry Tile Co., Hogenkamp Funeral Homes, Winner & Sons, Pla Mor Lanes, Muhlenkamp's Umbarger Show Feeds, K&L Tractor Sales, Seitz Electric, ML Enterprise, Cooper Farms, Hull Brothers Ag Equipment, John Bruns, Will Show Lambs, Jim Buchy, Bob Nuding of State Farm Insurance, The Daily Standard, Farm Credit Service, Dairyland Seed and Belna Petroleum.

Additional pictures on this date