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

Camille Knapke, daughter of Chad and Andrea Knapke and member of Mercer County Junior Cattlemen Association, exhibited the reserve champion steer. Paying $2,300 were Kalmbech Feeds Inc., Winner & Sons, VanTilburg Farms, Schultz Huber & Associates, Bauchers High Pressure Cleaning, Knapke Livestock, Overman Trucking, Link Dozing, Hull Brothers Ag Equipment, LG Seed with Greg Siefring, Bank of Geneva, Fennig Equipment and Habegger's Ace Hardware and Building Supply.

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