Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* 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 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 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 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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
Monday, April 30th, 2018
Record participation reported at Crappie USA fishing event
By Ed Gebert
GRAND LAKE - The annual Crappie USA 2018 Super Event tournament returned on Friday and Saturday with record-breaking participation as the spring fishing season heats up.
Darrell Van Vactor, Crappie USA Tournament Trail operations manager said 68 two-person boats entered, up from 63 entries between pro and amateur divisions last year. [More]
Obituaries on April 30th, 2018
Deacon John G. Parker, 82, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died April 29, 2018 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, OH. [More]
Lois Ann Saintignon, age 70, of Montezuma, passed away peacefully on Sunday April 29, 2018 at State of the Heart in Wayne Hospital in Greenville. [More]
Geraldine "Jerry" Mae Spires, age 87 of Columbus, OH died April 27th, 2018 at Abbington of Pickerington. [More]
Local pictures on April 30th, 2018
Subscriber stories on April 30th, 2018
CELINA - More than 350 motorcyclists received a blessing for their safety this summer during the seventh annual blessing of the bikes on Sunday afternoon.
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the Celina Police Department, collected 20.25 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday at the police department as part of the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative.
Weigel improves to 3-0 with compete-game win
COLDWATER - Ross Weigel pitched seven innings of five-hit baseball and Coldwater had its offense going from the first inning on in beating Eaton 9-3 in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at Veterans Field.
ROSSBURG - Nick Hoffman tried everything he could to get around leader Jason Jameson in the closing laps of Saturday's Late Model Lid Lifter 25-lap m
Minster graduate and former University of Tennessee tight end Ethan Wolf signed a free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans after going undrafted after this weekend's NFL Draft.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to get within a run of Indian Lake, but the Lakers held on for a 4-3 baseball win on Saturday at Nischwitz Stadium on the campus of Wright State University.