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* 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.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Open houses set at new St. Henry pool

By Tom Stankard

ST. HENRY - Council members are counting down the days until the village's new pool opens to the public.

An open house is scheduled for 4-6 p.m. Friday. Village administrator Ron Gelhaus said construction should be complete in time for a ribbon cutting and second open house on Monday, with the ceremony set to begin at 11 a.m. at 211 Parkview Drive.

The village also is finalizing details for a permit to install sanitary sewer and water mains as part of a project to expand Jeff Hartings Way by 300 feet in the village's business park, Gelhaus said.

The time is right to expand to "make more property available for business if they need to expand," he said, noting construction is slated to begin this summer and will possibly cost $100,000.

The village on Friday applied for a $397,000 Transportation Alternatives Program grant through the Ohio Department of Transportation. If approved, the project would begin in 2022 and would make the intersection of Maple and Walnut streets safer for children to cross on their way to and from school.

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Minster's athletic success has a cost

MINSTER - With athletic success comes greater financial cost, school board members learned on Monday.

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Speakers urge area students to realize impact of choices

ST. HENRY - St. Henry Middle school students on Monday were advised on how to be successful during the first day of Get REAL week.

REAL stands for

Celina schools face shortfall, cuts urged

New board member seated

CELINA - School board members must start finding ways to save money, district treasurer Tom Sommer warned at Monday's meeting.

While presenting hi

Cheryl Ann officials consider levy renewal

CELINA - Cheryl Ann Board of Developmental Disabilities members are considering placing a five-year renewal levy on the November general election ballot.

Former Auglaize deputy serving 10 days in jail

WAPAKONETA - A former Auglaize County Sheriff's deputy is serving a 10-day sentence in the Auglaize County jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge as part of a plea deal, according to the Auglaize County Municipal Court website.

Fort council seeks levy renewal

Funds used for decades to improve sanitary and storm sewer systems

FORT RECOVERY - Voters likely will see a 2.5-mill, five-year stormwater control renewal levy on the November ballot after council members at Monday's meeting approved the emergency measure.

Celina man picked up in Texas for parole violation

CELINA - Two Mercer County Sheriff's deputies recently flew to Texas to pick up a former Celina resident who had been arrested for violating his parole.

No changes after Auglaize elections board OKs results

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections members on Monday verified the May 8 primary election's official canvass with no change to the preliminary results.

Mercer County joblessness still lowest in state and falls lower

Mercer County still has the state's lowest unemployment rate, and in April that rate fell lower still.

April's rate fell to 2.3 percent, down from 2.4 percent in March, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

St. Marys finance committee approves requests for appropriations

ST. MARYS - City council's finance committee on Monday agreed to recommend 19 supplemental appropriation requests totaling more than $2.5 million.

The appropriation requests included,

• $1.128 million for electric service improvements.

Mele taking flight at Capital

ST. MARYS - Team Flight has moved up a flight on the steps of the basketball stairway.

On Monday, St. Marys post-player Makenna Mele joined Team Flight AAU teammates Sydney Cisco (St. Marys) and Kori Barrett (Kenton) as members of the 2019 Capital University women's basketball recruiting class.

Panthers ready to go

Parkway to face Newton in regional semifinals

The preparation time for the Parkway softball team for its regional semifinal has been cut short.

The weather hasn't been an issue for the Panther