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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
Wednesday, September 11th, 2013
Obituaries on September 11th, 2013
John V. Stinebaugh, 89, Wapakoneta, passed away at 3:35 p.m. Sept. 8, 2013, at Auglaize Acres. [More]
Helen L. Roop, 83, Wapakoneta, died at 10:48 a.m. Sept. 10, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Paul E. Saxman, 75, Redkey, Ind., died Sept. 9, 2013, at his residence.
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Stories on September 11th, 2013
Appeals court says zoning denials left land unusable
CELINA - Local taxpayers will shell out $125,000 for a vacant lakeside property after an appeals court ruled that zoning denials by Mercer County officials left the owners with no economic use for the land. [More]
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - A joint-use lease between Crown Equipment Corporation and the village could wind up satisfying two needs - more parking spaces for the company and an additional water source for the village.
FORT RECOVERY - Third grade teachers are preparing their students for an upcoming Ohio Achievement Assessment test that most children must pass to advance to fourth grade.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners likely will outsource the county's real estate billing process at a savings of at least $3,000 per year.
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WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Board of Health on Tuesday took action to discover if the health needs of local folks are being met.
The health board approved a $1,200 contract with the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio to coordinate and facilitate a Public Health System Performance Assessment.
ROCKFORD - Twelve parents spoke out against the new Common Core curriculum at the Parkway board of education meeting on Tuesday night.
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A Celina city worker remains in critical condition at a Dayton hospital following a motorcycle crash in Indiana on Saturday.
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ROCKFORD -A decision to cut costs by purchasing fewer math textbooks is preventing some middle school students from taking a copy home to help them with their homework, Parkway Local Schools Board of Education members learned.
CELINA - It has been said that some things are better the second time around.
Three local sisters are striving to embody that philosophy with a new refurbishing business, Re:Furb, which made its debut Aug. 24 on Main Street in Celina.
Green and White score six times during first half
CELINA - A couple of days after posting a season high in goals, the Celina boys soccer team matched that same total in the first half.
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Local Roundup
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
Minster's volleyball team lost the opening game to St. Marys before winning the next three games to triumph in the Auglaize County matchup at Wildcat Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
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