Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM 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 this 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 into this evening. 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.
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.
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 9:09AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 909 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Botkins, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, Quincy, Huntsville, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Montra, Logansville, Mcmorran, Maplewood, Mccartyville, Swanders, and Bloom Center.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 97 and 110.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
Construction costs, interest rates and inflation blamed
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Various community stakeholders agree Celina and the surrounding area are in desperate need of new housing, a problem that if left unaddressed will hinder economic growth.
However, some of those officials who spoke with the newspaper looked at the housing shortage from differing viewpoints - that of accommodating local baby boomers wanting to downsize and that of attracting fresh college graduates and other professionals to meet the needs of area businesses. [More]
By Tom Haines
After falling just short the previous two years, New Bremen swimmer Annie Jiang is heading to the state tournament. And her younger brother is coming along.
Annie and Andy Jiang each qualified with an at-large bid, with Annie advancing in the 200-yard freestyle and Andy competing in the 100 butterfly. [More]
Obituaries on February 22nd, 2022
Leroy A. Broeker, age 77, of Coldwater, passed peacefully up into God's arms at [More]
Jean Ann Ireland, 74, of Rockford passed away at 8:30 pm on February 20, 2022 at Van Wert Health. [More]
Sharon Rose Jones-Grieshop, 68, of Wapakoneta, died peacefully surrounded by her family 3:03 p.m., Fri. Feb. 18, 2022, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
A military celebration of life for Hearold Evans will be at 1 p.m. March 6, 202 [More]
Gerald J. "Jerry" Dippold, age 81 of St. Henry, passed away peacefully Monday, February 21, 2022, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater with family at his side. [More]
Well known resident and local businessman, Nicholas A. Hogenkamp, died peaceful [More]
Robert Day Beam, 91, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022. Robert was a former resident of Columbus Grove, and Celina, OH. [More]
Local pictures on February 22nd, 2022
Subscriber stories on February 22nd, 2022
FORT RECOVERY - School board members on Monday accepted a $80,980.85 donation for weightlifting equipment that has been added the student activity center.
MINSTER - Minster school district's will receive an additional $295,400 in state funding this fiscal year as a result of the new school state funding formula, school board members learned during their Monday night meeting.
Council intends to lobby ODOT for light
FORT RECOVERY - Village officials want to include a stoplight at the intersection of State Routes 119 and 49 in the proposed Butler Street reconstruction project, but may have to wrestle with the Ohio Department of Transportation before that happens.
Celina holds own in tourney loss to TCC
AYERSVILLE - If Monday's Division II girls basketball sectional final could be summed up with a boxing analogy, Toledo Central Catholic tried to get the early knockout, but Celina forced the Fighting Irish to go the distance.
MIDDLE POINT - Coldwater hung tough for 2 1/2 quarters, but then Ottawa-Glandorf's defense shut the door.
The Cavaliers scored just seven points in
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys broke an 8-8 first quarter tie and held on to defeat Bryan 39-29 in the Division II girls basketball sectional final on Monday night at Patrick Henry High School.
All-Midwest Athletic Conference Boys Basketball
Versailles' Connor Stonebraker took top honors as Player of the Year as the Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball coaches announced its all-league list on Monday evening.
All-Western Buckeye League Girls and Boys Basketball
Ottawa-Glandorf swept the top honors for players as Erin Kaufman and Colin White were named the girls and boys basketball Players of the Year, respectively, by the Western Buckeye League on Monday.