Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
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Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - Board of elections members chose a new deputy director on Tuesday, replacing longtime director/deputy director Laura Bruns, who left in May.
Kristi Timmerman of Fort Recovery will take up the mantle starting July 12, earning a salary of $41,500. Director Deb Sneddon said Timmerman had been chosen from about 30 applicants. [More]
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - A Celina man on Tuesday afternoon was found guilty of trafficking methamphetamine near a school or juveniles.
Jason E. Niemeyer, 39, was charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking of drugs, specifically methamphetamine, near a school or near juveniles. A Mercer County Common Pleas Court jury found him guilty on both charges after deliberating about two hours and 15 minutes. Niemeyer faces a possible prison sentence ranging from one to five years and fines of up to $10,000. [More]
Ketner's single helps Minster sneak past St. Marys
By Colin Foster
MINSTER - Adam Ketner hit a walk-off RBI single in the eighth inning to give Minster a 11-10 victory over St. Marys in a battle of ACME unbeatens Tuesday at Hanover Street Park.
The Wildcats (4-0) led 6-0 after one inning and 9-2 through five. Bu [More]
Obituaries on June 26th, 2019
Ronald L. Fennig, age 72, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, June 10, 2019 after a brief illness. [More]
Vicki Dawson, 63, formerly of Olathe, KS died 7:45 a.m. Saturday June 22, 2019 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, OH. [More]
Douglas E. Miller, Sr., 59, of Mendon, OH died unexpectedly 8:30 p.m. Sunday June 23, 2019 at his residence. [More]
Deborah K. (Kuhn) Rutschilling was born June 28, 1955 in Celina, to George M. & Gladys M. (Harner) Kuhn. [More]
Donald A. Stahl, 84, Celina, died on June 18, 2019, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on June 26th, 2019
Subscriber stories on June 26th, 2019
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution seeking to renew the county home's 1-mill maintenance and operation levy on the Nov. 5 ballot.
CELINA - Lake Facilities Authority Board of Directors members awarded the bid to extend electrical service to West Beach to Nate Bomholt Electric for $12,347.
FORT RECOVERY - School board members met early Tuesday morning for a work session.
Members discussed a lease agreement and employment.
School bo
Mercer County's unemployment rate increased slightly in May, but the county still maintains the lowest rate in the state.
The rate rose from 1.9% in April to 2.1% in May, according to Ohio Department of Job and Family Services information.
CELINA - Nicole Driggs won a Western Buckeye League championship in her first year as head coach of the Celina varsity softball team.
She won a lot more after, too.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Richmond scored runs early to take the lead and keep it against a determine Grand Lake squad as the Jazz defeated the Mariners 5-2 on Tuesday at McBride Stadium in Richmond, Indiana in an inter-divisional game in GLSCL play.
COLDWATER - A Coldwater couple have achieved their dream of bringing authentic Mexican food to their community.
"There are a lot of Mexican restaurants in the area, but we wanted to have something that's not commercialized or a chain," co-owner Jamie Cervantes said.