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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
CELINA - A Montezuma man charged with failure to stop after his vehicle struck a pedestrian changed his plea to guilty on Wednesday as part of a plea deal.
Harold Bashore, 70, pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree felony charge of failure to stop after an accident. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop a minor misdemeanor charge of a right of way violation. [More]
CELINA - The city's books have been closed on 2019 and the numbers once again show the government on sound financial ground with a revenue surplus.
City auditor Betty Strawn this week offered a year-end summary of the city's general fund, which pays for the day-to-day operations. One highlight is the unencumbered balance or carryover of $4.27 million compared with $4.06 million at the end of 2018. [More]
Madonna Huber age 86 of Maria Stein, Ohio formerly of Osgood passed away at 3:28 AM on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at St. Rita's Medical Center. [More]
Vernon "Bud" Mallory, 85, of Saint Marys, died 10:13 A.M. Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, Saint Marys. [More]
CELINA - Heavy machinery will roll into Celina in the coming months to complete two major street-repair projects, together costing more than $2 million as the Ohio Department of Transportation has selected contractors for the work.
CELINA - A St. Marys man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to intimidation of a victim or witness, inciting to violence, coercion and telecommunications harassment.
