Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* 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 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 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.
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.
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Monday, December 19th, 2016
By Ed Gebert
CELINA - Leaders of several county church denominations have set aside their differences to share the hope of Jesus Christ during the Christmas season
The churches have united around Time to Revive, which has already been to Auglaize, Darke and Miami counties and many other communities across the nation. The group wrapped up a week of sharing in Mercer County on Saturday and begins a second week today. [More]
Obituaries on December 19th, 2016
Elvin Leon Adkins, Sr., 74, of Mendon, OH, died December 17, 2016 at 1:35 am at his residence in Mendon. [More]
Donald L. Bollenbacher, 87, of Rockford, Ohio, died early Sunday morning in Van Wert, Ohio, at the In-Patient Hospice Center. [More]
Benita M. Rindler, age 84, of St. Henry, died on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Loudonna R. Timmerman, 83, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died on December 17, 2016, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Vivian M. Koesters, Coldwater, died on Dec. 18, 2016, at Joint Township Distric [More]
Local pictures on December 19th, 2016
Subscriber stories on December 19th, 2016
Brothers Osborne named co-headliner
CELINA - Nashville-based country rockers the Brothers Osborne will close out the 2017 Mercer County Fair concert.
Fair officials this morning revea
COLDWATER - A local man who regained the ability to walk with the help of new technology hopes his example gives hope to people facing similar issues.
Todd Reigelsperger has been showing off ReWalk, an exoskeleton that helps people walk, at trade shows for the past few months.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Minster girls basketball team was able to take advantage of a brief window of decent weather to get their game in Saturday, beating Van Wert 74-28 at Wildcat Gymnasium to improve to 5-0 this season.