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Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:48AM 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...Through Sunday morning.
* 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 expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.

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Friday, March 31st, 2017

Food truck aims to roll over hunger

By Tom Stankard

Hunger is ubiquitous yet often invisible, especially in rural communities, said Jeff McAtee, Shelby County's Agape Distribution Food Pantry coordinator.

Agape ministry volunteers are trying to end that problem one community at a time with their Mobile Rural Food Pantry. [More]

Obituaries on March 31st, 2017

Alvira Kaiser

Alvira C. Kaiser, 96, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died on March 29, 2017, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]

Alice Storer

Alice M. Storer, 51, of Celina, OH, died at 6:20 pm, on Monday, March 29, 2017 at Celina Manor. [More]

Rev. Gene Wilson

Fr. Gene R. Wilson, C.PP.S., 88, died of heart failure at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio. [More]

Local pictures on March 31st, 2017

Subscriber stories on March 31st, 2017

TIF for road upgrades OK'd

Hog facilities planned near Mendon

CELINA - A Tax Increment Finance district will be set up in Union Township to help pay to strengthen roads in anticipation of heavier truck traffic.

The truck traffic is expected to increase with the construction of two new hog facilities planned near the Van Wert County line.

Battle of the Books an epic page turner

COLDWATER - More than 50 students crowded into Coldwater Public Library on Thursday and formed about 15 teams for a page-turning battle.

A definite

Rates for squad runs increasing

CELINA - Mercer County Emergency Medical Service will increase ambulance run rates to cover the escalating costs of fuel, supplies and equipment, as well as a decline in insurance reimbursements.

Kaup a rowing machine at Duquesne

College Notes: Freshman from Fort Recovery earns one of eight walk-on spots

Fort Recovery's Rachel Kaup was an All-Area swimmer in high school.

Now a college student in the Keystone State, Kaup spends her time in the water a little differently - as a member of the Duquesne University rowing team.

3 suffer minor injuries in local crash

JACKSON TOWNSHIP - Three people suffered minor injuries, with two taken to hospitals, after a minivan and a sport utility vehicle collided Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of state routes 364 and 119 west of Minster.

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