Tuesday, June 12th, 2018 | The Daily Standard

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.

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Tuesday, June 12th, 2018

4-H Camp offers new experiences for youth

By Tom Stankard

CELINA - More than 100 kids left their electronic devices behind on Monday to experience the great outdoors, make new friends and try new things at 4-H Camp at Harbor Point.

During the four day-overnight camp that has been offered for more than 50 years, children ages 9-14 sleep in cabins, learn about nature, play sports, do arts and crafts and much more, director Beth Guggenbiller said. [More]

Area resident visits McCarty Dairy

By Ryan Snyder

REXFORD, Kansas - Recently while returning from a road trip to Utah and Colorado, my family and I visited the McCarty family dairy outside Rexford.

We live a few miles east of the new MVP dairy, which will be co-managed by McCarty and VanTilburg [More]

Obituaries on June 12th, 2018

Stan Wilker

Stan Wilker, 69, Montezuma, died on June 11, 2018, at his home.

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Subscriber stories on June 12th, 2018

Celina to seek permit to thin goose numbers

CELINA - Dozens of geese running amok in Celina could be on the chopping block if city officials obtain a lethal permit from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Voters to decide library levy renewal

Coldwater

COLDWATER - Village residents likely will see a renewal levy for the Coldwater Public Library on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Council members on Monday passed final reading of a resolution to seek the renewal of the library's operating levy at the general election.

St. Marys council moves to change zoning

Developers want to use former Kmart building as warehouse

ST. MARYS - A change in the city's zoning ordinance would set new parameters and allow for the old Kmart building on Celina Road to be converted into a warehouse.

Board plans meeting to discuss bond levy for new school facility

Marion Local

MARIA STEIN - School board members on Monday scheduled a special meeting for 8 p.m. June 20 to consider placing a bond levy on the November ballot for the proposed new school facility project.

St. Henry council to hear from official about electric, natural gas aggregation

St. HENRY - Village council members on Monday discussed joining an aggregation for electric and natural gas services.

Village administrator Ron Gel

Rockford Days to include art

Artist Todd Buschur, LAAG to exhibit creations, give demos

ROCKFORD - Former Parkway student Todd Buschur along with the Lake Area Arts Group will participate in this year's Community Days celebration June 15-16 in the downtown area.

Zuma Days set this weekend

Sand volleyball returning to line-up of fun

MONTEZUMA - Sand volleyball and other popular events are returning for this year's Zuma Days at Zuma Park.

When it was first held last year, the volleyball tournament attracted five teams to compete for a cash prize, event organizer Tara Dorsten told the newspaper.

Clutch hitting leads Bulldogs to victory

Piper's single gives Celina 7-6 win over St. Henry in eight innings

ST. HENRY - Celina and St. Henry both came up with clutch hits throughout Monday's ACME baseball matchup. Eleven of the 12 runs scored in regulation came after two outs.

Cavaliers' Weigel silences Indians

COLDWATER - The first week of the ACME season was a bumpy ride for a Coldwater program coming off a run to the Division III state finals.

But the Cavaliers had a smooth ride on Monday.

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