Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 10:03AM EDT until September 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 AM 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 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
Commissioners again allocate funds for salary, benefits
CELINA - Mercer County will continue paying $5,000 toward salary and benefit costs for Milt Miller, who spearheads water quality improvement projects at Grand Lake.
CELINA - The Mercer County Council on Aging hopes to soon begin assessing the needs of Mercelina Mobile Court residents who must leave their properties before the end of the year. [More]
CELINA - Former Mercer County Auditor Mark Giesige will resign from the board of elections at the end of March to focus on his work with the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday welcomed a new member.
Mayor Amy Joseph swore-in John Dooley during council's regular meeting. Dooley, who ran unopposed in November's general election, replaces Ron Searight, who did not seek re-election.
FORT RECOVERY - The online calamity day plan utilized earlier this month was a positive, successful experience overall, superintendent Shelly Vaughn said.
Derek Thobe's free throws in the closing seconds of the game allowed Coldwater to pick up its fourth win of the season in an 81-78 win at Kenton on Tuesday night.
