Flood Watch issued August 11 at 12:05PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM 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 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 into Wednesday morning. 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.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 66° 66° chance Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° slight chance slight chance 66° 66° chance likely
Friday, June 24th, 2016
By Ed Gebert
MINSTER - Becoming a coppersmith is not generally a consideration when choosing a career, but Brad Cull has found his niche.
Learning his craft from watching his father, Jim, Cull grew to become a coppersmith - or copper artisan, as he prefers. He took his father's hobby and hammered it into a full-time business. [More]
Marion Local rallies in final at-bat to defeat Panthers 6-5
By Colin Foster
MARIA STEIN - A game with several errors ultimately ended on one in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Marion Local rallied to score two runs with two outs in its final at-bat to defeat Parkway 6-5 on Thursday night in a game that featured a combined 10 defensive miscues. [More]
Obituaries on June 24th, 2016
William J. "Bill" Bollinger, age 93, of Celina, passed away on June 22, 2016, at 9:03 am, at Otterbein Retirement Home, St. Marys, OH. [More]
Jessie Marie Andrews, 87, Saint Marys, died 5:17 A.M. Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Shree A. Keel, 59, St. Marys, OH died 10:25 a.m. Wednesday June 22, 2016 at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, OH. [More]
Rose Ann (Brock) Kinnison, age 88 of Celina, Ohio passed away at 2:16 a.m. on June 23, 2016 at the Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. [More]
Local pictures on June 24th, 2016
Subscriber stories on June 24th, 2016
Change result of state legislation
CELINA - Ohio's sheriffs' offices must now conduct background checks for concealed-carry gun licenses thanks to state legislation.
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CELINA - Mercer County agencies are ready to respond if a dangerous wild animal poses a threat to the public, Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Robbins says.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday awarded a $38,942 contract to Buehler Asphalt Paving Inc., St. Marys, to complete the parking lot expansion at the Mercer County jail.
COLDWATER - There was no way Payton Coddou was going to let himself be replaced after a Lima baserunner reached in the top of the ninth.
Not after his effort on Thursday night.
Thursday's Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
Dylan Brosher threw a no-hitter, striking out four and walking two as Coldwater defeated Fort Recovery 14-0 in five innings on Thursday.