Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 6:14AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Fog has developed across the area. This is reducing visibility to 1 mile or less in some locations. Motorists should be prepared for rapid changes in visibility along their route. Slow down and only use your low beam headlights.
Flood Watch issued August 13 at 4:50AM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM 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 Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A lull in rainfall will continue for much of the day. However, additional storms will move into the area later this afternoon. The risk of heavy rainfall will be greatest tonight into early Friday morning. There is also the potential for storms to repeatedly move over the same locations, which increases flash flood risk.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance likely 68° 68° chance
Thursday, March 10th, 2022
AAA: Ohioans won't alter travel
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Local motorists are feeling the pinch at the pump with a gallon of regular unleaded gas ranging from $3.98 to $4.19 at area gas stations on Wednesday.
"I think it's terrible. It should never be this high," said Elise Rice as she filled up her Honda Pilot at Shell on Grand Lake Avenue in Celina. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
This year in the Grand Lake area, wrestling is truly a multi-generational sport.
Fathers that competed in their high school days passed down the thrill of the sport to their sons and daughters as the generations go along.
The 2022 state wrestling tournament for Celina and St. Marys takes that family bond to a new level as brothers and cousins will compete with their fathers likely to be matside coaching at the Schottenstein Center when action begins Friday afternoon. [More]
Obituaries on March 10th, 2022
Sandray J. Frey, 72, of New Knoxville, died 3:17 P.M. Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Betty Jean (Robertson) Vanover, 75, Celina, died on March 8, 2022, at St. Rita' [More]
Kathy A. Stamper, 65, Celina, died March 8, 2022, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on March 10th, 2022
Subscriber stories on March 10th, 2022
CELINA - Mercer County Health District Board of Health members during their Wednesday meeting discussed at length a proposal for a potential new health district office but tabled it after requesting more information.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Board of Education members meeting Wednesday agreed to spend $237,075 on interactive flat panels for 65 classrooms.
Superinte
CELINA - The Mercer County Health District will no longer provide weekly updates on COVID-19, health officials said in a news release Wednesday, as cases continue their dramatic decline and the county has a low COVID-19 community level.
Four students to compete Saturday
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Rotary members at their Wednesday night meeting learned about an upcoming writing contest that will be attended by four St. Marys seventh and eighth graders.
Division IV Girls Basketball State Preview
New Knoxvile faces tough Country Day squad
For the first time since 2007, the New Knoxville girls basketball team is in the state tournament, two games from its first state title.
The Ranger
All-Northwest District Basketball Honors
New Knoxville's Ellie Gabel and coach Tim Hegemier were among the honorees as the Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association announced its All-Northwest District basketball honors on Wednesday night.