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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.

Friday, August 17th, 2012

Mercer County Junior Fair auction

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

The grand champion pen of meat rabbits was exhibited by Marissa Spoltman, daughter of Allen Spoltman and member of the Sewers and Growers. The rabbits were bought for $1,800 by Fennig-Homan Agribusiness, Blue Ribbon Feed Mill, Hull Brothers Ag. Equipment, Osgood State Bank, Heitkamp Developers Inc., St. Henry Tile, Cooper Farms, Second National Bank, Lefeld Implement, Gassman Pools, Pleiman Landscaping, Huelsman Automotive, Stachler Concrete, Kerns Auto Group, Fort Recovery Lumber, Vern Kremer and Seth and Amanda Kohnen.

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