Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, 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 evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Monday, August 16th, 2021
Darren Tang dominates to win Coldwater PBA event
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Darren Tang didn't just bowl well, he dominated.
Tang dominated from the first ball of qualifying to the final roll of Sunday in winning the Professional Bowlers Association's Bowlerstore.com Classic at Pla-Mor Lanes in Coldwater.
Tang was the top seed after Saturday's qualifying round and maintained the top spot through the Cashier's Round - the round that decides the payouts - to earn the direct ticket to the championship match in the four-bowler stepladder final. [More]
Obituaries on August 16th, 2021
Scotty G. Strete, age 69 of Celina, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Paula Michael, age 72, of Rockford, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thur [More]
Betty Engle, 83, of Celina, died 11:22 A.M. Friday, August 13, 2021, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Mary Lee Owens, age 83 of Celina, passed away at 4:40 am on August 13, 2021 at Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on August 16th, 2021
Subscriber stories on August 16th, 2021
Chicago Honey Bear Dancers remember sock hops, malt shops
The Chicago Honey Bear Dancers performed their variety song and dance show at the Mercer County Fair Sunday evening.
"It's a fun show," Lisa Miche
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls tennis team won the Schroeder Invitational for the first time since 2012 in competition on Saturday at the Schroeder Tennis Center in Tipp City.