Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Monday, November 24th, 2014
Division V Regional Football Final
By Gary R. Rasberry
LIMA - The key for Coldwater against Liberty-Benton was to wear down the Eagles.
The Cavaliers survived the Eagles' opening drive that lasted 10 minutes and then used their speed to tire out their opponent for a 28-7 win at Spartan Stadium in Lima Saturday night. [More]
Obituaries on November 24th, 2014
Herbert Wilson Brandt, 99, Rockford, formerly of Willshire, died at 9:50 p.m. Nov. 21, 2014. [More]
Marian H. Braun, 84, Maria Stein, died at 10 p.m. Nov. 21, 2014, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Garry Lynn Ungericht, 62, Ansonia, passed away at 7:13 a.m. Nov. 22, 2014, at Wayne Healthcare. [More]
Local pictures on November 24th, 2014
Subscriber stories on November 24th, 2014
Compensation was ordered following Supreme Court decision against ODNR
CELINA - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources last week under protest deposited more than $1.8 million for six landowners whose property was affected by flooding from the West Bank spillway.
FORT RECOVERY - While delivering The Daily Standard to customers in Fort Recovery in 1951, paperboy Robert Kaiser made out rather well for a sixth-grader.
Giving Thanks, a community Thanksgiving Day gathering, will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday in Celina, Montezuma and St. Marys.
Food will be served at Celina High School, the former Franklin Elementary School building in Montezuma and the high school in St. Marys.
Division VII Regional Football Final
WAPAKONETA - There's clicking on all cylinders …
Then there's Marion Local.
The Flyers remained unbeaten and put forth another dominating effort in a 49-7 bull-rushing of the Lehman Cavaliers in the Division VII, Region 26 final at Harmon Field.
WOHSBC Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The 2014-15 high school bowling season got underway Saturday as the West Ohio High School Bowling Conference opened its league match schedule at Community Lanes in Minster.