Flood Watch issued August 11 at 4:12AM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected into Wednesday morning. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 8:34AM EDT until August 11 at 9:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 834 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Loramie, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, New Bremen, Minster, Covington, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Pleasant Hill, Botkins, New Knoxville, Hardin, Russia, Laura, Fletcher, Port Jefferson, and Casstown.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 71 and 106.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 66° 66° chance Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° slight chance slight chance 66° 66° chance likely
Saturday, June 20th, 2020
Love of fishing passed from father to sons
By Tom Millhouse
ST. MARYS - While Chuck Williams was growing up, fishing with his father was a treasured pastime.
Now as a father himself, he's carrying on the tradition by sharing his passion for fishing with his sons.
Williams, 28, grew up in St. Marys and has been fishing nearly as long as he can remember. [More]
Obituaries on June 20th, 2020
Debra Kay Collins (Chrisman), age 63, of Jacksboro passed away Thursday June 18, 2020. [More]
Elsie Winner, 90, Osgood, passed away of natural causes at 10:28 p.m. June 18, 2020 at Briarwood Village Nursing Home in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on June 20th, 2020
Subscriber stories on June 20th, 2020
COLDWATER - Tents erected outside Mercer County Community Hospital to help in the event of a surge in local COVID-19 cases will be dismantled beginning next week.
CELINA - Mercer and Auglaize County health officials reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 in each county, raising Mercer County's total to 254 and Auglaize's to 81.
Amazing Athletes
While being one of the smallest schools in the state, New Knoxville has had a great reputation for athletics over the years.
And Ashley (Arnett) Hegemier was one of the greatest.
Amazing Athletes
Evan Eschmeyer (1993)
Eschmeyer gained national attention on various sports shows with his backboard-shattering dunk in the district semifinals at Wapakoneta.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning to help the Redskins win their summer baseball opener over Celina 7-3 on Friday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex. The Bulldogs, who won their opener over Parkway on Thursday, drop to 1-1.