Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM 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 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Friday, August 7th, 2015
Obituaries on August 7th, 2015
Edna A. Klingshirn, age 80, of Coldwater, died on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Ralph O. "Jr." Schnarre, 87, formally of Neptune, OH, passed away on August 6, [More]
B. Nicholas "Nick" Cox, age 67 of Greenville, Ohio and formerly of Ansonia, pas [More]
Elliot Donald Wehrkamp, Fort Recovery, Ohio, received his angel wings on August [More]
Robert J. "Bob" Sander, 56, St. Marys, died at 6:49 p.m. Aug. 5, 2015, at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima. [More]
Stories on August 7th, 2015
Fair program highlights Auglaize County's past
WAPAKONETA - Head past the Ferris wheel and hang a left at the beer tent to discover another era at the Auglaize County Fair.
Fairgoers seeking som
CELINA - County leaders on Thursday discussed razing a tower at the fairgrounds that formerly was used for law enforcement communications.
No action was taken.
State accepting public comments on draft permits for Luginbill farm
ROCKFORD - The Ohio Department of Agriculture is accepting public comments on draft permits for a planned 4,800-head hog finishing farm southwest of the village. [More]
COLDWATER - County officials are moving forward with their intent to lend money to a local business to help with a $3,725,000 expansion.
Mercer Cou
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway opened the boys golf season with an 11th-place finish at the Allen East Invitational at Hawthorne Hills in Lima. The Panthers shot an 18-hole score of 370. Shawnee won with a score of 303.
Local pictures on August 7th, 2015