Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Monday, December 17th, 2012
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - It was a long wait for Coldwater's boys basketball team to get the season started, but the result of the opening game of the year was worth the wait for Cavaliers' fans.
The Cavaliers shrugged off a cold start and defeated St. Marys 59-52 on Saturday night at The Palace. [More]
Obituaries on December 17th, 2012
Nancy Templeton, 64, New Knoxville, died Dec. 14, 2012, at Joint Township Distr [More]
Alexander "Al" C. Reed, 87, California, died Dec. 3, 2012, at Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, Calif. [More]
Ronald Spitler, 78, St. Marys, died Dec. 16, 2012, at Lima Memorial Health Syst [More]
Local pictures on December 17th, 2012
Subscriber stories on December 17th, 2012
December 21
Most local folks don't seem too concerned with a theory that the end of the Mayan Long Count Calendar on Friday signals the end of the world.
"It seems like a waste of my last days to just stress out about it if it is true, but I think it's a bunch of nonsense," said Chris Dale, 20, of Celina.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers shook off a bit of football rust on Saturday night with a third-quarter burst that led to a 49-28 thumping over the Covington Buccs at The Hangar.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry was unable to hold a 10-point halftime lead as Wapakoneta dominated the second half to hand St. Henry its first loss of the season with a 52-46 win in the battle of Redskins in Auglaize County on Saturday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater and St. Henry are the lone unbeaten teams in boys' varsity bowling after the Western Ohio High School Bowling Conference made the trek to Astro Lanes in Wapakoneta for week four action.