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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.

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Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

County beefs up sheriff's cruiser fleet

By William Kincaid

CELINA - County commissioners have approved more than $150,000 in cruiser and related equipment purchases since December to upgrade the Mercer County Sheriff's Office's fleet of vehicles.

It's part of an overall shift to replace the Dodge patrol cruisers with Ford Interceptor SUVs, according to sheriff Jeff Grey. [More]

Area mayors tout villages' progress

Projects highlighted at meeting

By Sydney Albert

NEW KNOXVILLE - Minster, New Bremen and New Knoxville village officials and business leaders came together at the annual State of the Villages Breakfast on Tuesday to review last year's achievements and to share what they plan to accomplish in 2018.

Minster Mayor Dennis Kitzmiller said last year was busy for the village in terms of improvement projects, and he sees the coming year being similar in that regard. [More]

Obituaries on January 31st, 2018

Edgle Francis

Edgle Francis, age 62, of Sidney, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018 at his residence. [More]

Naomi Johns

Naomi "Fern" Johns, long time resident of St. Marys, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2018. [More]

Urban Seger

Urban J. Seger, 88 of Minster, passed away at 3:05 pm on Monday, January 29, 2018, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]

Local pictures on January 31st, 2018

Subscriber stories on January 31st, 2018

Ohio senators, reps respond

Local senators and representatives after Tuesday's State of the Union Address from President Donald Trump offered praise as well as challenges to continue to work together.

Mendon seeks grant, not loan for water tower

MENDON - Village officials will seek a $500,000 Ohio Public Works Commission grant to help pay for the proposed new water tower.

Project manager C

Midwest Electric surpasses $1M mark in donations

ST. MARYS - Midwest Electric recently has passed the $1 million milestone for money donated to area causes and organizations through the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund.

Sewer rates going up in Burkettsville, New Weston

CELINA - Sewer rates in New Weston and Burkettsville will increase in the coming months.

Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday approved an ordinance authorizing raising monthly sewer rate for both villages by $5.70 to $84.60. The new rate will go into effect on April 1.

Rough night for Tribe at Fort Site

Fort Recovery falls to Franklin Monroe 38-33

FORT RECOVERY - Turnovers and rebounding were Fort Recovery's Achilles' heel on Tuesday night.

The state-ranked Indians committed 22 turnovers and gave up 14 offensive rebounds as Franklin Monroe overcame an early 10-point deficit for a stunning 38-33 victory at Fort Site Fieldhouse.

Cavs pick up 10th straight victory

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater used a 21-7 third quarter to take the lead against Shawnee and rolled to its 10th straight win in beating the Indians 59-44 on Tuesday night at Lappin Gymnasium in Shawnee Township.

Celina dress shop off to a blissful start

CELINA - Two area women want to bring a little bliss to local girls looking for that special prom or homecoming dress.

Lilja Samuelsdottir and Stac

Stammen Insurance opens office in Coldwater

COLDWATER - Stammen Insurance Group officials have announced they will open a fourth office at 124 W. Main St., Coldwater, on Feb. 1.

The new branc

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