Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:07PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Union County in east central Indiana... East Central Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Warren County in southwestern Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Preble County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 207 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, Troy, Trotwood, Sidney, Piqua, Miamisburg, Springboro, Vandalia, Englewood, Greenville, Franklin, Celina, Tipp City, Eaton, St. Marys and Moraine.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
Obituaries on September 10th, 2013
Rolland C. "Oars" Anspach, 73, Celina, and formerly of Ada, died at 6:43 p.m. Sept. 8, 2013, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Jonas Lester Liening, 38, Lexington, Ky., died suddenly at 3:21 p.m. Sept. 6, 2013, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. [More]
Stories on September 10th, 2013
COLDWATER - Sgt. Kyle Dues introduced "Vargo" to village council members Monday evening, a German shepherd K-9 officer brought onboard to combat a growing drug problem in the village. [More]
CELINA - City council members may rescind a law restricting downtown parking to two hours since it hasn't been enforced for years.
Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel on Monday night informed council members of a business owner's complaint that employees from other stores are parking in front of her business.
MARIA STEIN - Seven mothers asked board of education members on Monday night to set a criteria to guide teachers in selecting supplemental books for high school classroom assignments.
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District officials discovered a field tile that likely discharged silage leachate from a Celina dairy into a creek on Fairground Road just east of Fleetfoot Road.
Company is moving to vacant building outside the city
ST. MARYS - A packaging business relocating to another location just outside St. Marys will be annexed into the city.
Council members on Monday passed under suspension of rules an emergency ordinance allowing the action.
ST. HENRY - Councilors on Monday night passed first readings of legislation to divide a large, privately-owned lot on Chestnut Street into three separate properties.
The 2014 Celina Combined Services Appeal will have its traditional "kick-off" on Sept. 20 at the Celina Bulldog football game at the high school stadium. All officers, trustees and member agencies are encouraged to attend and should be at the football field by 6:30 p.m.
FORT RECOVERY - After struggling a bit in its first two games against Arcanum, Fort Recovery's volleyball team finished strong while completing a three-game sweep on Monday night at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
Computer Points
Before the 2008 high school football season, the Midwest Athletic Conference switched its schedule to play just eight conference games instead of nine. [More]
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery had a trio of golfers shooting the same score and the Indians defeated St. Henry 181-186 on Monday at the Mercer County Elks for their fourth Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season.
Ball State senior quarterback Keith Wenning was named the Mid-American Conference's West Division Offensive Player of the Week for his play in the Cardinals' 40-14 win over Army on Saturday.
Local pictures on September 10th, 2013