Flood Watch issued September 16 at 2:55PM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following county, Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Union.
* WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur overnight into Thursday. The heavier bands of rainfall will have 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts.
68° 68° chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely 65° 65° slight chance Fri 77° Fri 77°
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2017
Photo by Sydney Albert/The Daily Standard

More than 30 concerned citizens from Neptune to New Bremen sit in the Center Township Hall, discussing a proposed 4,500-head dairy farm northwest of Neptune. Speakers discussed how other communities had been affected by such large operations. Representatives from MVP Dairy LLC, VanTilburg Farms and McCarty Dairy, all involved in the proposed dairy, declined to attend.

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