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 - Sewer rates are set to rise in the coming months for roughly 2,400 customers in various sewer districts.
Mercer County commissioners on Thursday approved county sanitary director Kent Hinton's request to bump up rates based on the Consumer Price Index and escalating costs. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Journey's 1981 hit "Don't Stop Believin''' has been the anthem for the Fort Recovery girls basketball team this season.
The Indians probably aren't jamming to that song in practice or after games, but coach Holly Gann has been preaching the same message ever since her team lost its MAC opener against Versailles on Dec. 5: don't stop believing that you can win the conference title. [More]
James R. Bohman, age 71, of Celina, formerly of Russia, Ohio passed away at 11:10 PM on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
CELINA - Residents should beware of phone and email scams circulating in the area, according to a news release from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.
Ivy Wolf reached a career milestone in helping Minster pick up its 15th win of the season with a 48-35 victory over Versailles in MAC girls basketball action in Darke County.
