Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 309 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:36AM EDT until September 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 435 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 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, McCartyville, Montra, St. Johns, Bulkhead and Egypt.
70° 70° slight chance chance Wed 86° Wed 86° chance 69° 69° slight chance chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely
Friday, August 31st, 2012
New rules for drivers start today
By William Kincaid
Thumbs off the keyboard.
The state ban on texting for all drivers and the forbiddance of teenagers from using any electronic device while at the wheel begin today.
Ohio's new law makes texting behind the wheel a primary offense for those age 18 and younger, which means it can be the only reason to be stopped by law enforcement. The action is a secondary offense for adults; they have to be pulled over for speeding or some other infraction before they can get a ticket. [More]
By Randy Bruns
NEW BREMEN - If Thursday night's Midwest Athletic Conference opener between the Marion Local Flyers and the New Bremen Cardinals was any indication of how the year will go, it's going to be a wild and wooly volleyball season.
The Flyers had their backs pinned against the wall after going down two games to one but they dug deep and took the final two sets to upend the Cardinals by scores of 22-25, 25-14, 21-25, 26-24, and 15-8. [More]
Obituaries on August 31st, 2012
William E. Rogers, 76, Celina, died at 9:39 a.m. Aug. 28, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind., due to natural causes. [More]
Robert E. Hunter, 89, St. Marys, died at 3:50 p.m. Aug. 30, 2012, at Joint Town [More]
Betty L. Fisher, 84, St. Marys, died at 3:50 p.m. Aug. 30, 2012, at St. Marys L [More]
Local pictures on August 31st, 2012
Subscriber stories on August 31st, 2012
Kitchen tables are gathering dust, and absent diners are gaining pounds.
Half of all family meals are eaten away from home and many more consist of take-out food. The result is an epidemic of overweight children and adults who rarely interact with one another.
Chattanooga
Three area companies submitted bids to build a new fire department structure in Chattanooga.
Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday opened sealed bids for construction of the Liberty Township Fire Department building.
FORT RECOVERY - Phase two of the village's sewer separation project slated to begin next year will cost the village $2.58 million, according to an estimate presented to village council members Thursday night.
Jinghao Xu, an illegal alien convicted in the death of a Minster-area girl, is being deported to his native China.
The 51-year-old man, a carpet l
Baltes Classic at Eldora
What a difference a year has made for Matt Miller!
Halfway through the 2011 dirt late model racing season, the Whitehouse, Ohio, driver with two El
CELINA - It may have been a win in the third game for Celina, but the momentum was completely in Ottawa-Glandorf's court.
The Titans staved off gam
Thursday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Matt Kaufman and Eric Beckman each scored twice as Ottawa-Glandorf defeated Celina 5-1 in the Western Buckeye League boys' soccer opener at the O-G Athletic Complex in Glandorf.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry Redskins opened defense of their 2011 Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball title, and the home portion of their schedule,