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 29th, 2016
Celina Rotarian's trip to Costa Rica an eye-opening event
By William Kincaid
COSTA RICA - Celina Rotarians and other local volunteers recently procured miracles for 65 poor people living in Nicoya, Costa Rica - the gift of sight.
The Rotary club sent 13 people to the city and paid for the bulk of costs to have Dr. John Pajka of Lima and a team of assistants perform cataract surgery on dozens of people in need. The Rotary clubs of St. Marys, Wapakoneta and New Bremen/New Knoxville also chipped in for the medical mission. [More]
Obituaries on April 29th, 2016
Myrna F. Glass, age 96, formerly of rural Celina, OH, died 4:10 p.m. Monday, April 25, 2016 at St.Marys Living Center in St.Marys, OH. [More]
Local pictures on April 29th, 2016
Subscriber stories on April 29th, 2016
CELINA - It's official. The Tri Star 2.0 levy has been approved by all school districts and once certified will appear on a special election ballot on Aug. 2.
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Two future village buildings will be financed with bond anticipation notes totaling $3.75 million.
At a special meeting Thursday, coun
All local Second National Banks, including branches in Celina and Fort Recovery, reopened today after the main Greenville office received a threat by phone on Thursday morning.
There will be two locations for people in Mercer and Auglaize counties to properly dispose prescription drugs tomorrow.
The National Drug Take Back Initiative of the Drug Enforcement Agency is free and runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at all locations.
Three-run 7th puts Versailles atop MAC standings
VERSAILLES - Coldwater was in control with a two-run lead on Versailles entering the bottom of the seventh inning on Thursday.
Then, in an instant the Cavaliers lost all control.
Thursday's Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Colin Foster
Celina and St. Marys met for the second time in less than a week in boys tennis. Celina won the first meeting, but St. Marys won the meeting that mattered, defeating the Bulldogs 3-2 in WBL play at the Roughriders' courts.