Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 10:45PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 145 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1045 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Rockford, Moulton, Mendon, Buckland, Neptune, Tama, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Kossuth and Chattanooga.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 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, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, 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 Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 11:11PM EDT until August 11 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1111 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Bellefontaine, Kenton, West Liberty, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Quincy, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Valley Hi, Zanesfield and Big Springs.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
By Claire Giesige
A proposed 1.69 million cage-free layer-hen operation will not be located in the Grand Lake Watershed as originally planned.
WDC Eggs LLC announced the change Thursday evening. WDC consists of Weaver Brothers Inc., Division Farms LLC and Cooper Farms Inc. [More]
By Jared Mauch
MINSTER - Recent additions of a solar field and energy storage site to the village's electric system are gaining state and national recognition.
The village received awards this month from Green Energy Ohio and the Smart Electric Power Alliance for tying the new 4.2 megawatt solar field west of the village on Minster-Fort Recovery Road and the 7 megawatt energy storage site on North Ohio Street into the village's electric system. [More]
Obituaries on April 22nd, 2016
Owen V. Hall, age 86, Celina, died on the morning of April 18, 2016, at Otterbe [More]
George R. Fisher, 92, formerly of rural St. Marys, died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Harry Benjamin "Bennie" Young Sr., age 81, of Mendon, passed away Wednesday, Ap [More]
Mary Ann Heitkamp, age 90 of Versailles, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 1:04 AM at State of the Heart Hospice Care Center, Greenville. [More]
Keldon Colvin, 59, of Celina, went to his final home with the Lord April 17. [More]
James Schnelle, 75, of St. Marys, died April 18, 2016, at Auglaize Nursing Home [More]
Katy (Stroh) Perez, 33, of Wapakoneta, died April 21, 2016, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on April 22nd, 2016
Subscriber stories on April 22nd, 2016
Auglaize County
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County officials want to get unwanted and unused properties back into use.
They want to form a land bank which would acquire vacant properties and sell or give them to new owners who would use the land.
CELINA - Mercer County EMS on average gets reimbursed for only 42 percent of the total cost of each squad run, coordinator Matt Nietfeld reported on Thursday afternoon.
Local agencies are cooperating to ensure sexual-assault crimes are handled properly and efficiently.
In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Mon
COLDWATER - Timely hitting on offense and the ability to get out of jams allowed Coldwater to stay unbeaten in MAC baseball action with a 4-1 win over Parkway on a damp Thursday evening at Veterans Field.
St. Henry erases deficit, beats Marion Local 6-5
ST. HENRY - Marion Local was three outs away from extending its winning streak to four games.
St. Henry didn't let it happen.
After Marion Loca
CELINA - Stephanie Walter had always hoped that she could continue her softball ambitions on the college level.
The Celina senior will get that chance after signing a national letter of intent with the University of Northwestern Ohio on Thursday.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
After having its two scheduled home meets cancelled due to the weather, the Celina track team hosted St. Henry in a recently scheduled dual meet at the Varsity Track on Thursday.