Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:07PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Union County in east central Indiana... East Central Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Warren County in southwestern Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Preble County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 207 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, Troy, Trotwood, Sidney, Piqua, Miamisburg, Springboro, Vandalia, Englewood, Greenville, Franklin, Celina, Tipp City, Eaton, St. Marys and Moraine.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, 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 this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Thursday, December 28th, 2017
Scheer retiring after more than 30 years
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Outgoing Celina Municipal Court Judge James Scheer handed over the gavel to local attorney Kathryn Speelman on Wednesday afternoon.
Inside the courtroom on the second floor of city hall, Scheer, using his successor's family Bible, administered the oath of office to Speelman, who defeated rival George Moore in the Republican primary election before running unopposed in November's general election. [More]
Obituaries on December 28th, 2017
Albin B. Eilerman, age 88, Sidney, passed away of natural causes Tuesday morning, December 26, 2017, at the Versailles Health Care Center in Versailles, Ohio. [More]
Lois Rager, 99, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away suddenly, early Wednesday morning, December 27, 2017, at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio. [More]
Marion Tenyak-Folk, 92, of St. Marys, OH died 2:30 p.m. Saturday December 23, 2017 at Otterbein-St. Marys. [More]
Marilyn Post, 58, of rural Spencerville, passed away at 8:41 PM Tuesday, Decemb [More]
Local pictures on December 28th, 2017
Subscriber stories on December 28th, 2017
Take steps to stay safe in frigid weather
CELINA - With current temperatures well below average, featuring single-digit lows and negative wind-chill readings, local residents need to bundle up and take extra care.
CELINA - The low temperatures that are supposed to persist through the weekend can cause a number of car troubles, including drained batteries and flattened tires.
COLDWATER - A labor shortage and the weather have delayed work at Mercer County Community Hospital's west wing expansion project, but the cold snap may help in some aspects, construction superintendent Curtiss Zink said.
Council busy wrapping up year
ST. MARYS - Officials will add four new full-time tree-trimmer positions to the city's payroll.
Council members on Wednesday passed after third rea
Coldwater beats Marion, St. Henry tops Celina
CELINA - Coldwater and Marion Local had already met once this season. So had St. Henry and Celina.
The outcome was different this time around in one of those contests when the same teams paired up in the semifinals of the 32nd OVISCO Classic on Wednesday at the Fieldhouse.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Parkway wrestling team won both rounds of a double-dual meet with Lincolnview and Spencerville on Wednesday night at Panther Gymnasium.