Flood Watch issued September 21 at 1:43AM EDT until September 21 at 12:00PM 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, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...Until noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional showers and thunderstorms will move across the area this morning. Locally heavy rain is possible and with the ground saturated from earlier rainfall, this additional rain could lead to flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
57° 57° Mon 67° Mon 67° likely 54° 54° slight chance Tue 67° Tue 67°
Tuesday, January 24th, 2023
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel on Monday night painted a picture of a vibrant city that in 2022 welcomed new businesses and residential development, saw park and street improvements and took in heightened income tax revenue.
Hazel delivered his 2022 state of the city to council members and a few residents at the regular council meeting. [More]
By Tom Haines
FORT RECOVERY - After winning just two of its first 14 games, the Fort Recovery girls basketball team has now won two in a row.
The Indians only trailed for 4:46 and shot 12-of-14 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to clinch a 41-35 victory over Indian Lake at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Monday. [More]
Obituaries on January 24th, 2023
Larry L. Kuhn, age 84, of New Bremen, died on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 4:45 A.M. at the OSU James Cancer Hospital in Columbus. [More]
Jane F. Wilker, 92, of Montezuma, Ohio, died Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Ellen G. Wolfe, 104 of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on January 24th, 2023
Subscriber stories on January 24th, 2023
ST. MARYS - A pair of business owners lobbed fresh complaints about parking at city council's regular meeting on Monday night, much in the same vein of grievances voiced by other proprietors last month.
Fireworks ban on New Bremen agenda
NEW BREMEN - Village council members on Monday night appeared to support a nearly $540,000 water line replacement project but poured cold water on the future of consumer-grade firework activity in town.
FORT RECOVERY - After leading the district for nearly five years, superintendent Larry Brown will resign at the end of July but stick around through the rest of the year to help his successor transition to the role.
COLDWATER - Village councilors on Monday heard first reading of an ordinance levying special assessments for improvements on the South Sixth Street project.
Bulldogs play hard, fall late to Allen East
CELINA - Playing its first full game without its leading scorer and rebounder, Celina came through with a tremendous effort to give Allen East a game through three quarters and the start of the fourth.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
The New Bremen girls basketball team got off to a hot start and kept Houston in check defensively to earn a 47-32 road win on Monday.