Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 3:06AM EDT until September 5 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...East Central Auglaize County in west central Ohio... North Central Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 600 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 306 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 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Bellefontaine, West Liberty, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Chippewa Park, Huntsville, Valley Hi, Mcmorran, Lewistown, Logansville, Bloom Center, Springhills and Lippincott.
Local wheat farmers might be eating hotdogs and setting off fireworks rather than harvesting their crops this weekend.
Many farmers target July 4 to harvest wheat. However, the ground is so wet due to record rainfall and flooding, many will not be able to get into their fields, local ag officials said. [More]
SIDNEY - A St. Marys man on Tuesday was sentenced to seven years in prison for starting a fire that killed a 50-year-old man in Shelby County in December.
ST. HENRY - A local landscape employee was listed in critical condition this morning at a Dayton hospital after an accident at noon Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. 127 and state Route 119.
CELINA - The overall transportation budget funded by the federal government for income-eligible residents in Mercer County increased nearly 20 percent this year.
TIPP CITY - A Fort Recovery man was arrested Saturday afternoon in Tipp City and charged with multiple violations including drug trafficking and child endangering.
I had the chance to go one-on-one with Scoonie Penn last Thursday at Murotech Court in St. Marys, the site of his basketball camp to assist the efforts of St. Marys Tailgate for Cancer (To clarify: we didn't actually play basketball, that would have been embarrassing. It was an interview).
