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
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Monday, October 18th, 2021
Feeding the poor in Haiti
Brother has sent tons of soymeal
By Erin Gardner
ST. HENRY - Brother Nick Renner has been sending soymeal to villages in Haiti for 20 years after receiving a "sign" from a hungry man he ignored and later regretted.
Renner recounted the experience during his first visit to Haiti in 1975.
During that visit, Renner said he prayed for God to send him a sign if he wanted Renner to do anything while there. When he was in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, he visited the Iron Market, a mall. After buying trinkets, Renner got on a bus. [More]
All-Ohio
Fort's Bruns finishes fourth at state tournament
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
When talking last week about her goals for the Division II state girls golf tournament, Jalyn Bruns said that she was just going to play her game.
She did precisely that, and now she's an All-State honoree.
The Fort Recovery senior finished fourth to earn first team All-Ohio honors as the tournament concluded on Saturday at The Ohio State University's Gray Course. [More]
Obituaries on October 18th, 2021
Brian Westgerdes
Brian Joseph Westgerdes, age 41 of Celina, Ohio passed away peacefully on Octob [More]
Edward L. Freewalt
Edward L. Freewalt, 80, of Celina, OH died Tuesday October 12, 2021 at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on October 18th, 2021
Subscriber stories on October 18th, 2021
Coldwater school levy on the ballot again in fall
COLDWATER - School district officials are putting a 2.5-mill continuing permanent improvement levy that failed in August before voters once more in hopes of a different outcome.
Schools address TikTok 'challenge'
Internet challenges are nothing new, but some local schools are hoping to discourage students from going along with a number of challenges circulating on the video platform, TikTok.
Five candidates vying for four Minster council seats
MINSTER - Five candidates are vying for four Minster village council seats. They include two incumbents, two councilors who were appointed earlier this year and a first-time candidate.
Midwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Meet
Wildcats complete the sweep
COLDWATER - It was a Minster sweep at the Midwest Athletic Conference cross country championships in Coldwater on Saturday, with the Wildcats winning both team titles and both individual titles.
Western Buckeye League Cross Country Meet
Dameron defends her title
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The longer Saturday's Western Buckeye League high school girls cross country race went, the more that Kaylie Dameron put distance between her and the competition.
Weekend Roundup
St. Henry defeats Fort Loramie
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry wrapped up its volleyball regular season by defeating Fort Loramie in a battle of Division IV state-ranked Redskins on Saturday in Fort Loramie.
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