Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 | The Daily Standard

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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Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

Special Parkway committee to review controversial book

By Kathy Thompson

ROCKFORD - A special committee will be tapped to decide if a controversial book is appropriate for the Parkway High School freshmen who were assigned to read it.

The action - per school policy - was prompted by an official complaint filed Wednesda [More]

'Riders sweep Cougars

Division II District Volleyball

By Gary R. Rasberry

LEIPSIC - It was fairly smooth sailing for the St. Marys volleyball team in their opening match of the Division II district volleyball tournament.

The Roughriders cruised through the first two sets against Van Wert 25-18 and 25-16 and then had to play catch-up in the final set before ultimately sweeping the match with a 26-24 win. [More]

Obituaries on October 23rd, 2014

Kenneth Albers

Kenneth C. Albers, 54, Minster, died Oct. 21, 2014, at his residence.

He was [More]

Loretta Kill

Loretta D. Kill, 69, St. Marys, died Oct. 19, 2014, at Otterbein Living Center, St. Marys. [More]

Carolyn Lawson

Carolyn Lawson, 57, St. Marys, died suddenly at 11:59 a.m. Oct. 18, 2014, in the emergency department at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]

Stephen Lawson

Stephen D. Lawson, 57, St. Marys, died unexpectedly at 9:10 p.m. Oct. 20, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]

Glen Miller

Glen Edwin Miller, 96, Rockford, passed away at 3:20 p.m. Oct. 21, 2014, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]

Dorothy Linn

Dorothy M. Linn, 93, Celina, died at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 22, 2014, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]

Richard Green

Richard L. Green, 67, Celina, died Oct. 22, 2014.

Funeral arrangements are pe [More]

Local pictures on October 23rd, 2014

Subscriber stories on October 23rd, 2014

Marion Local voters to decide renewal levy

Election November 2014

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools officials on Nov. 4 are seeking a renewal levy with an increase for building improvements and maintenance.

Voter

School board OKs brighter financial forecast

ST. MARYS - School board members during a work session Wednesday night approved a rosier five-year forecast than had been predicted in the spring.

"We are in better shape than what I forecasted back in May," St. Marys City Schools Treasurer Tom Sommer said.

Fleetwood Mac on top of game with McVie

INDIANAPOLIS - Fleetwood Mac, the monstrously successful version of the band reconfigured in 1975 with the addition of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, is back on top of its game with the return of Christine McVie.

St. Marys' backs dominated in '70

Curtain Call

Football coaches understand what a treasure it is for a team's offense to boast a 1,000-yard running back taking handoffs out of their backfield, so

Playoff seeding, probable matchups becoming clear

Though there are some exceptions, with just two weeks remaining in the high school football regular season, it gets easier to figure out which teams will be in playoffs. The challenge turns to figuring out these teams' seeding and first-round opponents.

Area athletes earn All-District honors

District 8 Volleyball Awards

Coldwater's Brooke Welsch and her coach Mike Etzler, St. Marys' Erika Angstmann and St. Henry's Madison Broering and her coach Diana Kramer received

Panthers, Cardinals look for positive finishes

Impact Game Of The Week

NEW BREMEN - Parkway and New Bremen are two teams starving for a win as the prep football season winds down.

One of them will be in the victory column after Friday's game when the Panthers travel to play the Cardinals on their home field.

Area Preview Capsules

Celina at Kenton
Robinson Field

Last season: Kenton, 28-14. The Wildcats ran for four touchdowns as they clinched at least a share of the Western Buckeye League title with the victory.

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