Flood Advisory issued June 10 at 3:38AM EDT until June 10 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer.
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 338 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, Wabash, Mendon, Montezuma, Tama and Neptune.
Heat Advisory issued June 10 at 2:31AM EDT until June 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties.
* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
70° 70° chance Wed 91° Wed 91° slight chance 73° 73° chance Thu 92° Thu 92° chance
Thursday, September 7th, 2017
Obituaries on September 7th, 2017
Virginia L. Bruggeman, 83, Portland, Indiana, died on September 5, 2017, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Deanne Osborn Taylor peacefully passed from this life to the next on August 25th after a 5-year bout with Parkinson's disease. [More]
Paul Francis Heckler, 92, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, September 4, 2017 in Dillsboro, Indiana. [More]
Jeanette Evelyn Faller, 89, of Celina died on Sept. 6, 2017, at Wyngate Senior [More]
Rita C. Hoehne, 88, Fort Loramie, died of natural causes at her residence Sept. [More]
Stories on September 7th, 2017
Curtain Call
As the decades pass in the Mercer and Auglaize counties' area, there is little doubt how athletics continue to flourish at the high school level year in and year out. [More]
Razz-Eye View
I can almost hear the beautiful music of Dave Loggins' "Augusta" playing as Jim Nantz utters the classic line "A tradition unlike any other."
No, I'm not talking about The Masters. I'm talking about the 50/50 raffle at the Coldwater-Marion Local football game.
Coldwater versus Marion Local.
It doesn't get any bigger than this.
When these two teams meet, two things are guaranteed: 1) The 50/50 raffle and crowd will both be huge. 2) And the game itself will be highly entertaining, too.
Computer Points In Review
Let's face it. After only two weeks, the computer points do not mean very much. Each team has only played 20 percent of the games which affect its first-level points, and only two of the potentially 90 results which could affect second-level points have been factored in.
Elida at CelinaCelina Stadium
Last meeting: Celina, 12-7. Ryan Harter's second touchdown of the game with 1:55 left in the fourth quarter sent Celina past Elida in the WBL opener at Kraft Stadium in Elida.
Players of the Week:


Offense

Ryan Luttmer, RB/K
St. Henry
Nine carries for 92 yards and three touchdowns and 6/6 on points-after in the Redskins' 42-0 win over Eaton.
Mercer stands No. 4 among Ohio counties
CELINA - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart's office, while jockeying among much larger counties', has brought home oodles of federal funds over the last several years to help pay for road and bridge projects. [More]
CELINA - The jury trial of a Celina man facing drug and weapons charges continues today in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Scott A. Stein, 47,
MONTEZUMA - The woman who had been freed from a submerged vehicle early Monday morning died at a Fort Wayne hospital, an Ohio Department of Natural Resources spokesperson confirmed this morning.
Girl taken by helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital
ST. MARYS - A seriously injured St. Marys teen was taken by medical helicopter to a Dayton hospital after her car had collided head-on with a dump truck late Wednesday morning near St. Marys.
Village planning 2,200-square-foot plant to replace current aging facility
CHICKASAW - Village council members agreed Wednesday to pursue another loan to help pay for the upcoming water treatment plant project.
Access Eng
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP - Two people suffered incapacitating injuries in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Frahm Pike and State Route 118 just before 10 a.m. Wednesday.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - John Mayer proved to the thousands of fans at Klipsch Music Center on Sunday night that he is without a doubt one of his generation's most exciting and talented musical voices, a man willing to follow his muse wherever it may take him across the popular music spectrum.
Local pictures on September 7th, 2017