Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
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Thursday, September 28th, 2017
Car-semi crash claims area driver
Two killed in county accidents
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - A Van Wert woman was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident on Wednesday after her car collided with a semitrailer on U.S. 127 near Howick Road north of Celina.
This is the fifth traffic fatality this year in Mercer County.
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Bicyclist dies after colliding with car
Two killed in county accidents
By Ed Gebert
CELINA - A bicyclist was killed after colliding with a car as he crossed St. Anthony Road on the Celina-Coldwater Bike Path on Wednesday afternoon.
Nicholas J. Hemmelgarn, 67, Coldwater, was southbound on the bike path at about 4 p.m., when he reportedly failed to yield to traffic on St. Anthony Road. [More]
Obituaries on September 28th, 2017
Nicholas Hemmelgarn
Nicholas J. Hemmelgarn, 67, Coldwater, died on Sept. 27, 2017.
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Joseph Kuhn
Joseph F. Kuhn, 88, Celina, died at Celina Manor on Sept. 28, 2017.
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Local pictures on September 28th, 2017
Subscriber stories on September 28th, 2017
City golf cart dispute still stuck in neutral
CELINA - City council members are at a standstill in their attempts to solve unforeseen problems stemming from a new multi-use vehicle law.
They ga
Opioid addiction topic of roundtable discussion
ST. MARYS - Area officials are continuing to discuss the opioid-addiction epidemic and how to stop it.
The St. Marys Rotary Club on Wednesday hoste
Limits set on opiate prescriptions
Hospital board discusses new state mandate
COLDWATER - State officials are implementing new limits on prescription opiates to combat the addiction crisis.
Mercer Health CEO Lisa Klenke told
Doobie Brothers still rock with the best
HUBER HEIGHTS - Every so often a concert sneaks up and unexpectedly blows me away.
It happened several years back with John Kay & Steppenwolf at K
Kanney helps Buckeyes enter national rankings
College Notes
Coldwater graduate Sarah Kanney and the Ohio State women earned a spot in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association top 30 poll after having defeated No. 14 Missouri and No. 21 last weekend at the Commodore Classic.
Celebrating the '66 Panthers
Curtain Call
This weekend in Rockford, folks will be partying like it is 1967, as the seniors from that graduating class are honored for their 1966 football campaign in conjunction with their 50th class reunion.
Battle of the unbeatens
Top-ranked Flyers host third-ranked Anna in key MAC game
Five weeks have come and gone in the high school football season and Marion Local is at the top of the Midwest Athletic Conference standings, a feat
Trending: WBL, MAC following familiar patterns
Computer Points In Review
As half of the high school football regular season is now completed, a couple of trends have reestablished themselves. The first is that the WBL team
Two-Minute Drill
Defiance at Celina
Last year: Celina, 28-20. Brett Schwieterman rushed for 192 yards and Ryan Harter had two touchdown runs in the final quarter to help Celina pull away for the victory in the battle of Bulldogs at Brown Stadium in Defiance.
Goal Line
Players of the Week
Offense
  
  Avery Powers, RB New Bremen
  22 carries, 203 yards, three total touchdowns in 34-20 win over Parkway.
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