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Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:25PM EDT until August 16 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, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight. Locally heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017

Ag Day speaker

Photo by Tom Stankard/The Daily Standard

Aaron Heilers, Blanchard River Demonstration Farms project manager, speaks Tuesday evening at the Rockford Community Building during the Mercer County Agriculture Day event. Topics discussed during the event included using cover crops for soil health, soil characteristics, turning data into decisions for agriculture and farming in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Also included was a question-and-answer session with officials from the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District, the staff from the Mercer County Farm Service Agency and staff from the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Tuesday was National Agriculture Day.

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