Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
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Friday, March 15th, 2019
Driver dies after crash
First fatality of 2019
By Leslie Gartrell
FORT RECOVERY - A car crash on Monday resulted in the first traffic fatality of the year in Mercer County.
Carth Jones, 63, Bradford, was driving westbound and failed to stop at the stop sign at Fort Recovery-Minster Road and State Route 119, according to a Fort Recovery Police Department news release. Jones' vehicle struck an eastbound pickup truck owned by Ottawa Oil Co. Inc., driven by Peter Walker, 55, Columbus Grove. [More]
Obituaries on March 15th, 2019
Sharon Hierholzer
Sharon E. Hunlock Hierholzer, Celina, died on Oct. 17, 2018.
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Pauline Stein
Pauline Stein, age 86 of Mendon, Ohio passed away on Wednesday March 13, 2019 at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
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Subscriber stories on March 15th, 2019
Chickasaw water users may face set fee
CHICKASAW - Residents may be charged a base fee on their water bills even if their service is halted.
Village councilors on Wednesday discussed ch
Barley touted as profitable crop
CELINA - Ag Solutions Coordinator Theresa Dirksen said local crop farmers should consider planting barley, noting "there may be a better opportunity
Wet weather slows manure application
Local winter ban ended March 1
CELINA - The Grand Lake Watershed manure ban ended at the beginning of the month although ag officials haven't yet seen full-scale applications due to unfavorable ground conditions, Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members learned on Thursday.
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