Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 9:09AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 909 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Botkins, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, Quincy, Huntsville, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Montra, Logansville, Mcmorran, Maplewood, Mccartyville, Swanders, and Bloom Center.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 97 and 110.
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Thursday, April 14th, 2016
By Claire Giesige
COLDWATER - "This is only a drill," Mercer County officials kept telling colleagues over the phone as they requested help in dealing with 41 fatalities in 48 hours.
Representatives from various Mercer County agencies and businesses attended a mass [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Six missing people from adjoining states meet the physical description of a potential homicide victim whose remains were found Jan. 3 on state-owned land, east of U.S. 127, in a wooded area along Grand Lake.
However, until investigators link DNA from the bones to that of DNA on file, the case likely will remain unsolved, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey revealed Wednesday afternoon to the newspaper. [More]
Obituaries on April 14th, 2016
Jeanette Emery, 80, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died April 13, 2016 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Sarah Jane (Toney) Hollingsworth, 83, passed away on April 13, 2016 at Fox Run Manor Nursing Home in Findlay, Ohio. [More]
Bernard H. Lefeld, age 91 of St. Henry, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Doris E. Schwartz, 95, Salem Township, Auglaize County, died at 7:45 p.m. April 13, 2016, at her residence. [More]
William Junior Tatham, 94, North Baltimore, died at 9:50 p.m. April 12, 2016, a [More]
Local pictures on April 14th, 2016
Subscriber stories on April 14th, 2016
Local officials have requested $8.53 million in state capital funds for 14 projects in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
The Ohio Senate this week began hearings on the $2.6 billion capital budget. Figures will not be official until the state budget is passed and signed by Gov. John Kasich.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - School board members may soon begin a capital campaign to raise up to $4.5 million either to refurbish or replace the football stadium.
CELINA - The rough fish removal pilot program has hit a snag.
Earlier this week, JR Commercial Fish crews arrived with nets in tow to pull large schools of carp from Grand Lake. The schools were located thanks to 25 tagged carp that had been caught in March and implanted with trackers.
Incident at village park started out as a drug purchase
CELINA - Two adults involved in the February drug deal-turned-shooting in Fort Recovery each were sentenced to three years in prison.
Kody Chilcoat and Julien Kocak, both 19-year-old Celina men, were sentenced Wednesday by Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham.
NEW BREMEN - To keep up with changes in technology and increased online state testing, the school district will update its wireless network for $148,582.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - The Washington Township Zoning Board Wednesday night saw an unusually large turnout as it voted on a resident's application for a conditional use permit for a gun shop, among other uses.
MINSTER - Minster was on the wrong side of St. Henry's Mitchel Stammen's perfect game on Tuesday night, while receiving a strong performance of its own from pitcher Josh Nixon in the loss.
MINSTER - The news broke that Mike Wiss would be the new girls' head basketball coach at Minster in early April.
Weeks later, on Wednesday, Wiss decided it wasn't in his best interest to fulfill that role after all.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry picked up a pair of softball wins on Wednesday with the completion of a suspended game with Spencerville followed by a full game with the Bearcats at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.