Flood Watch issued August 19 at 7:53PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Shelby and Union.
* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Repeated rounds of storms, combined with the extremely wet soil conditions will increase the risk for flash flooding into the overnight hours.
Flash Flood Warning issued August 20 at 5:32AM EDT until August 20 at 9:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Union County in central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northern Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* Until 930 AM EDT.
* At 532 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Jackson Center, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Mcguffey, Huntsville and Ridgeway.
Flood Warning issued August 19 at 10:36PM EDT until August 20 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southern Logan County in west central Ohio... Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 700 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1036 PM EDT, emergency management reported flooding in the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Sidney, Bellefontaine, Newport, West Liberty, Anna, Fort Loramie, De Graff, Quincy, Port Jefferson, Valley Hi, Zanesfield, Maplewood, Pemberton, Logansville, Mcmorran, Swanders, Pickrelltown, New Jerusalem and Lake Loramie State Park.
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2016
Curtain Call
By Robb Hemmelgarn
It's been a quarter-century since the 1990-91 St. Henry Redskins conquered their way to the boys' Division IV state basketball championship. Although the destruction they inflicted throughout their schedule has all been repaired, the memories of their high-octane offense, highlight-reel dunks and tendency to sellout almost everywhere they played, still linger. [More]
Obituaries on January 2nd, 2016
Fr. Albert Reed, C.PP.S., 87, died at 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 [More]
Randina "Randi" Slemmons, 32, of 1023 Homestead Drive, Coldwater, Ohio, died su [More]
Nathan H. Hirschfeld, age 88, of New Bremen, died on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 5:58 P.M. at the Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, OH. [More]
Robert D. Miller, 87, Willshire, died at 2:35 p.m. Dec., 30, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. [More]
Joshua Smith, 27, Bellevue, died Dec. 29, 2015, in Celina. 
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Frederick J. Topp, age 93, formerly of Chickasaw, OH., died on Friday, January 1, 2016 at 3:30 A.M. at the Gardens of St. Henry. [More]
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Subscriber stories on January 2nd, 2016
The number of traffic fatalities across the Grand Lake area in 2015 rose slightly from the previous year but was fewer than the overall annual average.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday voted  2-1 to approve a petition to annex 30.481 acres composed of 12 properties into the village of Fort Recovery.