Flood Advisory issued August 19 at 3:55PM EDT until August 19 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 355 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, Montezuma, Carthagena and Maria Stein.
Flood Watch issued August 19 at 12:40PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Shelby and Union.
* WHEN...From 4 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A complex of storms will develop later this afternoon and continue overnight. Repeated rounds of storms, combined with the extremely wet soil conditions will increase the risk for flash flooding later this evening into the overnight hours.
Flood Advisory issued August 19 at 4:25PM EDT until August 19 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Logan County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 730 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 425 PM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Sidney, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, Hardin, Huntsville, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Swanders, Montra, Mccartyville, Maplewood, Pemberton and Lake Loramie State Park.
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Saturday, February 16th, 2013
Obituaries on February 16th, 2013
Nina Louise Phillips Guigou, 90, Valdese, N.C., died Feb. 12, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Paul L. Schumacher, 74, New Knoxville, died at 1:45 a.m. Feb. 15, 2013, at the Golden Living Center, St. Marys. [More]
Stories on February 16th, 2013
Kasich to deliver State of the State address Tuesday in Lima
Policies and decisions made during Gov. John Kasich's first two years in office, notably the reduction of local funding, served as a gut check for many municipalities.
Campus wants to use facility at fairgrounds to train and educate ag students
CELINA - Plans for an expo center at the fairgrounds are growing and include a partnership with the local university.
Mercer County Fairgrounds Manager Cara Muhlenkamp said Wright State University-Lake Campus' agricultural program hopes to utilize the building as a training and educational center. [More]
Organization formed to help handicapped people help themvelves
ST. MARYS - A newly formed organization in Auglaize County helps handicapped residents help themselves.
The Auglaize chapter of People First formed
St. Henry and St. John's tied at the top of MAC standings
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry boys basketball team took control of the game midway through the second quarter by dominating the paint and maintained a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference lead with a 58-43 win over Fort Recovery at Redskin Gymnasium on Friday night.
MARIA STEIN - A pair of teams searching for their first Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season were battling neck and neck on Friday night, but within a span of just five minutes, Marion Local took control of the game. [More]
DELPHOS - Curtis Geise hit a last-second shot to tie the score in regulation and the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays then rallied again in overtime to pick up a 64-57 win over New Bremen in Midwest Athletic Conference play on Friday night at The Vatican.
CELINA - The strategy for Celina's defense was to try and stop Dakota Mathias and test the firepower of Elida's role players.
The role players step
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Garet Fledderjohann's career-high 40 points weren't enough to prevent a St. Marys loss as Van Wert left Murotech Court with a 60-52 win over the Roughriders in Western Buckeye League action on Friday night.
Midwest Athletic Conference Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's 26-of-29 performance at the free-throw line helped the Cavaliers edge New Knoxville 64-62 in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Friday night at Ranger Gymnasium.
District Swimming Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys' Jared Deubler earned a berth for the state swimming meet, while the rest of the local swimmers will have to wait until Sunday to learn if they qualified after Friday's Division II district meet at Bowling Green State University.
Sectional Bowling Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's boys bowling team had a dominating day on the lanes in winning the sectional title and advancing to next week's district tournament after Friday's action at Community Lanes in Minster.
MARIA STEIN - Senior Night is special by nature, but when a senior can put together a career-best performance on his big night, well, it doesn't get any better than that.
Local pictures on February 16th, 2013