Flood Watch issued August 11 at 2:09AM 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 through Tuesday night. 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.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
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Friday, August 18th, 2017
St. Marys Police chief retires
By Ed Gebert
ST. MARYS - Police Chief Mark Ernst recently announced he will retire as of Sunday after 27 years with the St. Marys Police Department, serving the last 3 1/2 years as chief.
"It was really difficult," he told the newspaper about his decision. "I' [More]
Rockford Masonic lodge marks 150 years
By Tom Stankard
ROCKFORD - Members of Shanes Masonic Lodge invite area residents to join them in celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary on Saturday.
In Senior Warden Norman Fleming's history of the foundation, he wrote that a disposition was granted to a group to meet and form a Masonic Lodge in Shanes Crossing (now Rockford) in 1866. [More]
Obituaries on August 18th, 2017
Norma Bergman
Norma Bergman, age 91 of Botkins, Ohio died at 4:55 AM on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Heritage Manor Nursing Center. [More]
Rhonda Moeller
Rhonda S. Moeller, 68, formerly of Celina, Ohio was called home by her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at the Kobacker House in Columbus, OH. [More]
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Receipts from fair increase
Official says weather helped boost attendance
CELINA - Favorable weather helped drive attendance at the 165th Mercer County Fair to possible record-breaking numbers, fair manager Cara Muhlenkamp says.
Contract awarded for turn lanes
Shinn Brothers to install lanes on State Route 29 for Ferguson expansion
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday awarded a $152,700 contract to Shinn Brothers of Celina to install turn lanes on State Route 29 to help accommodate Ferguson Enterprises' proposed pipe yard operation.
ContiTech, union ratify new contract
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - The United Steel Workers union and ContiTech U.S.A. have ratified a new five-year contract that covers 1,100 employees in four ContiTech plants in the United States, including its branch in St. Marys.
Commissioners OK $177,389 ditch contract
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday awarded a $177,389 contract to Braun Excavating of Celina to complete a tile replacement project east of Celina.
Ladies hit the Lynx
Celina hosts invite
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's girls golf team hosted area teams to its annual invitational held Thursday at Celina Lynx.
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