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Flood Advisory issued June 10 at 12:40AM EDT until June 10 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer.
* WHEN...Until 500 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1240 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, Wabash, Mendon, Montezuma, Tama and Neptune.

Saturday, September 9th, 2017

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Celina Immaculate Conception School fifth-grader Kaitlyn Muhlenkamp practices cursive handwriting Friday morning in Sherry Reineke's classroom. Area educators say it's still important to learn cursive writing.

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The write stuff

Even though sending emails has become more common than sending letters, area educators continue teaching students to read and write in cursive.

While many teachers say learning to communicate through cursive writing is outdated, local educators say the skill still has benefits in the modern world. [More]

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