Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 7:57AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Wayne County in east central Indiana... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 756 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fort Recovery to 7 miles northwest of Muncie, moving south at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Greenville, Centerville, Arcanum, Hagerstown, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, New Madison, Fountain City, Dublin, Franklin, Wayne Lakes, Gettysburg, Greens Fork, Pitsburg, Bethel, Hollansburg, Rossburg, and Palestine.
This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 148.

Flood Watch issued August 11 at 4:12AM 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, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, 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.

Tuesday, August 15th, 2017

Person seriously hurt in car/ATV accident

By Sydney Albert

NEW BREMEN - A person was transported to Joint Township District Memorial Hospital with serious injuries after a head-on collision this morning between a car and an all-terrain vehicle on Lock 2 Road east of State Route 66.

Troopers from the Wapakoneta Post of the State Highway Patrol responded to the accident at 7:48 a.m. Sgt. John Westerfield said the ATV had been struck by an eastbound car. The ATV driver suffered serious injuries while the car's driver suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, Westerfield said.

An official report with the names of those involved and more details on the incident are pending, he said.

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New golf cart law runs into rough

Legal travel to some areas questioned

CELINA - City council members may revisit a multi-use vehicle policy that took effect just a few days ago after having learned some residents in and around the Eaglebrook Subdivision can't legally access restaurants and businesses by golf cart. [More]

State OKs funds for pedestrian bridge

ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday learned the city had received state funding for a pedestrian bridge on State Route 66 over U.S. 33 for students walking to the high/middle school campus. [More]

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K-9s show their skills at fair demo

CELINA - Law enforcement K-9s showed fairgoers Monday afternoon how they help keep Mercer County safe.

Mercer County Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Wynk and K-9 Franko and Celina police officer Gabe Bartlett and K-9 Ping explained the dogs' duties to the more than 30 audience members.

Larger appointed to fill New Bremen council vacancy

NEW BREMEN - Council members on Monday appointed Jacob Larger to fill the remaining two years of outgoing member John Schwartz's four-year term.

Celina police deny golf cart sting

CELINA - Police chief Tom Wale on Monday night said he and assistant chief Dan Harting were responding to a report of a traffic violation in the Eaglebrook Subdivision last month, not conducting a sting to catch people illegally driving golf carts.

Some in Head Start will have longer year

CELINA - Some Mercer County Head Start students will see a longer school year starting this month.

County Head Start coordinator Amy Esser told Celina City Schools board members at Monday's meeting that two Head Start classrooms will expand their school day and calendar.

Indiana man hurt in local rollover crash

GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP - A 27-year-old Indiana man suffered incapacitating injuries on Monday morning after he rolled his vehicle.

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St. Henry board lauds Scouts

ST. HENRY - School board members at Monday's meeting honored six students for obtaining their Eagle Scout awards over the summer.

The six students - Alex Huelskamp, Devin Huelskamp, Greg Howe, Matthew Mescher, Nathan Steinlage and Shawn Clune - detailed the projects they made to earn this honor.

District qualifies for better interest rate

NEW BREMEN - School district officials on Monday learned the district has been given an A-1 bond rating, meaning it qualifies for a better interest rate, for the recently approved 7.46-mill levy to construct a new $20 million K-8 building.

Marion board OK's ballot language for renewal levy

MARIA STEIN - The level of Marion Local's renewal property tax levy set to appear on the Nov. 7 election ballot has been set at 10 mills by county auditor Randy Grapner and would collect just more than $1.2 million annually over five years.

St. Henry council amends golf cart ordinance

ST HENRY - Village council members on Monday amended an ordinance to allow under-speed vehicles such as golf carts on village streets before giving the proposal a second reading.

Bremenfest to feature wide variety of events

NEW BREMEN - The 43rd installment of the Bremenfest has something for the whole family.

Festival president Alan Webster said this year's event wil

Bulldogs drop opener

CELINA - The Celina girls tennis team opened its season on Monday with a tough 3-2 loss to Bluffton at the Booster Club Tennis Complex at the high school.

Redskins open MAC season with victory

Compiled by Colin Foster

Jack Romer fired a 38 to earn medalist honors and Kyle Naumann shot a 40 as St. Henry cruised to a 162-211 victory over Marion Local in the MAC opener for both teams on Monday at the Elks.