Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges 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 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
MARIA STEIN - People passing through Maria Stein early Friday morning might have spotted the throng of schoolchildren sporting blue shirts marching along State Route 119.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week had to spend more than $5,500 for extermination services to control what one official called a "horrific" insect infestation.
ROCKFORD - Vaughn Davis' career took him around the world, but the seventh-generation farmer has returned to his Western Ohio roots to start Schoolhouse Farms, which specializes in different crops and a new way to take them to market. [More]
Celina rushes for over 400 yards in win over Tigers
CELINA - Last year, Celina coaches thought their football squad would be ready for the season opener against Versailles. That, however, was not the case as the Tigers rolled over the Bulldogs 36-7.
ST. MARYS - Back-to-back scores on trick plays provided St. Marys with all the momentum it needed in a 35-7 victory over Sidney on Friday night at Skip Baughman Stadium. [More]
MINSTER - Though this is only the start of Geron Stokes' sixth year at the helm of the Minster Wildcats, it is already the eighth time his teams have faced the Fort Loramie Redskins. Minster had won the last six matchups, but this was the first game against new Fort Loramie coach Spencer Wells.
