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Flood Watch issued August 14 at 2:57PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move through the region Saturday into Saturday night. Given the saturated ground, additional heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.

Friday, September 18th, 2015

Photo by Claire Giesige/The Daily Standard

Jerry Kohnen, the robotics, electronic and computer technologies instructor for Tri Star Career Compact, watches as a RECTech robot at the Frank Dennings Vocational Building in St. Marys takes action to crush a can. The robot was donated a few years ago by Wright State University-Lake Campus and is programmed by students. Tri Star officials hope to soon buy a robot that is similar to those used in area industries.

Related online story:

Tri Star addresses demand in robotics field

ST. MARYS - As more robots fill factory floors these days, a demand still exists for the human touch.

Jerry Kohnen - the robotics, electronic and computer technologies instructor for Tri Star Career Compact - and program director Tim Buschur have seen that demand firsthand. [More]

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