Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Wednesday, August 1st, 2018
By Ed Gebert
MENDON - The village has received a $500,000 Ohio Public Works Commission grant to help fund a new water tower, council members learned at their Tuesday meeting.
This adds to the $434,000 in grant funds already received from the OPWC and Community Development Block Grants for the project, which also will include some new water lines and wells in the village. The estimated cost of the water tower is $595,000. The remaining funds will cover the water lines and wells. [More]
Obituaries on August 1st, 2018
Lowell Deitsch, age 91, of Bradenton, Fl., and formerly of Rockford, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018. [More]
Patricia Anna Lies age 90 of Cincinnati, Ohio died Friday, July 27, 2018.
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Roseann Teresa Link, 60, of Findlay, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Blanchard Valley Hospital. [More]
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Subscriber stories on August 1st, 2018
MINSTER - Taxes from a proposed 3-mill fire and EMS levy would be collected a year earlier than had been anticipated under legislation approved on Tuesday by village council.
Kids learn about dinosaurs, God at Auglaize fair
WAPAKONETA - Children can dig for their own "dinosaur skeletons" and collect "dinosaur eggs" at the Dino Dig tent during the Auglaize County Fair this week while learning a little something about religion in the process.
CELINA - Visitors from Minamiawaji, Japan, Celina's sister city, traveled thousands of miles across an ocean to visit the city for about a week.
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Resignations accepted
CELINA - School board members on Tuesday afternoon hired two teachers and accepted the resignations of three staff members.
Members at the special
ST. HENRY - A Celina woman was transported to the hospital with possible injuries after a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday.
Aric J. Rutschilling, 40
The U.S. 127 Worlds Longest Yard Sale is set to return Aug. 2-5 with bargains stretching 690 miles from Assidon, Michigan, to Gadsden, Alabama.
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MINSTER - Progress Tool and Stamping is celebrating 50 years in business as a family company.   
A small company was founded by Lee Westerheide in 1968 at the current Precision Strip location in Minster. It has since grown and moved into its current location in Minster, which was built in 1985.