Flood Advisory issued June 9 at 11:01PM EDT until June 10 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer.
* WHEN...Until 300 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1101 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, Wabash, Mendon, Montezuma, Tama and Neptune.
70° 70° chance Wed 91° Wed 91° slight chance 73° 73° chance Thu 92° Thu 92° chance
Friday, December 24th, 2021
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - A Marion, Indiana, woman on Thursday afternoon pleaded guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to one count of aggravated murder as part of a negotiated plea agreement that spares her the death penalty.
Sarah Buzzard, 30, agreed to be sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving 30 years. Sentencing is set for 1 p.m. Jan. 20, 2022, in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. [More]
Obituaries on December 24th, 2021
Dorothy L. "Dot" Koeper, age 81, of New Bremen, died on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 4:00 A.M. at the Vancrest in St. Marys. [More]
Stanley Eugene Emans, age 94, of Mendon, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the EverHeart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. [More]
Edwin Dean Long, 83, of Rockford passed away after a short illness at Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center on December 22, 2021. [More]
Rev. Earl E. Guingrich, 88, of Wabash, passed away at 12:56 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center. [More]
Ivo J. Brackman age 94 of Maria Stein, Ohio died at 12 noon on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at The Gardens of St. Henry, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on December 24th, 2021
Subscriber stories on December 24th, 2021
CELINA - All Mercer County District Library locations have exhausted their supplies of COVID-19 at-home rapid test kits due to a surge in demand over the last several weeks.
Flyers' defense comes up big in win over St. Marys
ST. MARYS - In a game that at times was more suited for the gridiron than the basketball court, Marion Local relied on its defense until the offense could get going.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Versailles shot over 68% from the floor and dominated the first half en route to beating Minster 80-46 in Midwest At