Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...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... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM 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 Wednesday 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 through Wednesday. 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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
Monday, January 29th, 2018
Recognized as Citizen of the Year
By Tom Stankard
MINSTER - The Minster Civic Association on Saturday night named longtime resident Linda Kitzmiller as 2017 Citizen of the Year for her commitment and service to the village.
Association president Kurt Baumer said Kitzmiller has "gone above and bey [More]
Fort Recovery girls win MAC Invite
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
After winning their first-ever Western Buckeye League title last season, the Celina girls' swimming and diving team wanted make a mark in defending its league title.
And did they leave a mark by winning 11 events, setting three league records and capturing a second straight title by a margin of over 100 points on Saturday in Defiance. [More]
Obituaries on January 29th, 2018
Lenore C. (Barhorst) Otte, age 90, formerly of North Star, passed away of natur [More]
Wayne E. Pittsenbarger, age 88, of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, [More]
Beatrice I. Schmit, 101, of Berne, IN, passed away at 5:15 AM on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton. [More]
Jesus German Puebla Camacho, 60, Celina, died on Jan. 27, 2018.
Services are [More]
Daniel C. "Albert" Stahl, age 59, of Montezuma, died Sunday morning, January 28, 2018 at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima. [More]
Malinda Jo Thornton, 59 of St. Marys, Ohio passed away on Friday January 26, 2018 at her residence in St. Marys, surrounded by her loving Family. [More]
Local pictures on January 29th, 2018
Subscriber stories on January 29th, 2018
Grange gives money to schools for tech instead of dictionaries
CELINA - Hopewell Grange members have changed a longstanding tradition to help meet today's educational needs.
They have decided to donate money rather than dictionaries to schools to allow educators to meet the changing needs of students.
CELINA - The investigation into the Nov. 4, 2015, death of Raymond Bey continues as a family member believes foul play may have been involved.
Cel
Early shooting woes sink Celina against Crestview
CELINA - A night after hitting big shot after big shot to defeat Defiance on the road, Celina couldn't heat up its shooting at home with a flame thrower on Saturday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster let a four-point third-quarter lead slip away as Anna outscored the Wildcats 19-10 in the fourth quarter to knock off the top-ranked team in Division IV 45-40 in Saturday afternoon girls basketball action.
WOHSBC Roundup
With one more week before the divisional playoffs, first-place teams looked to sew up their places during last Saturday's WOHSBC competition.
In th