Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM 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 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - 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
Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
Businesses rush to file in order to get stimulus money
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - Local accountants are conducting business as usual during this extended tax season, though in a slightly different manner.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline to file personal tax returns has been extended to July 15, according to Matt. J. Muhlenkamp, a CPA and financial adviser at Muhlenkamp & Associates, Celina. The extension is for federal, state, school and city taxes. [More]
St. Marys to buy 16 homes in floodplain
By Sydney Albert
ST. MARYS - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the city a little more than $2 million for phase 1 of a buyback program, allowing the city to buy and raze about 16 homes in a notorious floodplain.
Council members on Monday passed under rule suspension a resolution designating city safety service director Greg Foxhoven as project manager to implement the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. [More]
Will remain to assist with the transition
By Georgia Rindler
COLDWATER - Village fire chief Brent Forsthoefel has resigned as chief but will remain with the department to assist with the transition.
Council members accepted Forsthoefel's resignation during Monday's meeting after a 6-minute executive session. [More]
Obituaries on April 14th, 2020
Margaret Wilma Dues, age 101, died at the Greenbriar Nursing Center, Eaton, Ohio on April 10, 2020. [More]
Thomas "Taco" H. Klosterman, 80, formerly of rural Celina, OH died Friday April 10, 2020 at his residence in Rockford, OH. [More]
Steven L. Howell, 64, of rural St. Marys, OH died 4:00 p.m. Wednesday April 8, 2020 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, OH. [More]
Dennis "Abe" Everman age 68 of Maria Stein, Ohio passed away at 12:15 AM on Saturday April 11, 2020 at his home in Maria Stein. [More]
Martha Imwalle Scherer, 91, of Saint Marys, died 3:30 P.M. Friday, April 10, 2020, at Vancrest of Saint Marys. [More]
Local pictures on April 14th, 2020
Subscriber stories on April 14th, 2020
CELINA - Plans to demolish a former downtown motel to help spur a multimillion-dollar commercial development and stimulate the downtown economy proceeded at Monday night's regular city council meeting.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school board members at Monday's meeting acted on several issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Board members approved a resolution canceling teacher evaluations for this year.
CELINA - City council members and administrators are committed to following federal and state mandates concerning the coronavirus pandemic to protect residents and visitors, mayor Jeff Hazel said.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry School Board members on Monday afternoon praised school staff for working hard amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ST. HENRY - Village administrator Ron Gelhaus told council members he anticipates several projects will be delayed until officials can assess COVID-19's effect on revenue.
CELINA - No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer or Auglaize County on Monday.
Mercer County remains at 13 confirmed cases as of Monday af
NEW BREMEN - Officials on Monday renewed the village's Anthem health insurance policy with Stolly Insurance but plan to further study the employees' share of the premiums.
TROY - U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Troy, will host a districtwide live telephone town hall to discuss the economic response to the nationwide COVID-19 outbreak at 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release.
Spring Spotlight
Marion 4x400 relay staying fit, wishing for a shot
Lynn Schwieterman, Brooke Homan, Alana Pohlman and Sam Hoelscher are one of Ohio's fastest relay teams to cover a one-mile distance.
Instead of running together this spring, the quartet from Marion Local is practicing social distancing.