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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Friday, June 4th, 2021
Grant likely to fund Chickasaw projects
Street, other projects planned in village
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County officials aim to allocate at least $166,000 in federal grant money toward the village of Chickasaw's proposed $2.1 million infrastructure project involving street and water line improvements on the north side of town.
However, depending on how the grant award process shakes out, county officials could offer close to $1 million in assistance for the infrastructure work. [More]
Obituaries on June 4th, 2021
Margaret Chesser Braun
Margaret (Peggy) Louise Chesser Braun died of a pulmonary embolism at her home in Henderson, Nevada on February 23, 2021. [More]
Lorraine Knapke
Lorraine (Otte) Knapke, age 74, of Coldwater, died peacefully Wednesday June 2, [More]
Robert Schreiter
Fr. Robert J. Schreiter, C.PP.S., 73, died on June 1, 2021, at his home in Chicago. He had been in failing health. [More]
Harold Wright
Harold E. Wright, 93, of Huron, Ohio died peacefully June 1, 2021, at Stein Hospice Care Center Sandusky, Ohio. [More]
John May
John "Chops" May, Celina, died Jan. 26, 2021. Funeral services were held privat [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 4th, 2021
Levy only issue in special election
Funds earmarked for maintenance
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections officials are preparing to hold an Aug. 3 special election for Coldwater Exempted Village School's 2.5-mill continuing permanent improvement levy, the sole issue on the ballot.
4 new COVID cases in Auglaize
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials in a news release Thursday reported four new cases of COVID-19 since their last report on Tuesday, raising the county's cumulative case count to 3,680.
Swimming with the Sharks
Celina's Gass signs to swim at Nova Southeastern
What a better location to swim on the collegiate level than Fort Lauderdale, Florida?
Celina graduate Claire Gass will get that chance after signing on to swim at NCAA Division II Nova Southeastern University on Thursday.
McKibben among area All-Ohio honorees
The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association released its All-Ohio teams on Thursday.
Coldwater's Zack McKibben earned first-team All-Ohio hon
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