Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
CELINA - School board members said they're willing to discuss with teachers and classified staff a recently enacted position to no longer grant unpaid leave requests except for reasons of illness or disability.
A large throng of teachers attended the regular school board meeting on Monday night in response to a statement board members issued on last month's board agenda and a related story published in The Daily Standard on May 17. [More]
Thomas "Tom" W. Galdeen, 66, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Village council members on Monday discussed if it would be feasible and sensible to protect the village's emergency vehicles from a hypothetical electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack.
ST. MARYS - City councilors on Monday evening heard first reading of an ordinance to award a contract to make repairs at the LOC Performance electrical substation without taking bids.
ST. HENRY - Village councilors on Monday night read a resolution declaring an election necessary to approve a 0.5-% increase to the existing 1% village income tax.
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday gave the final reading of a new pay ordinance that will increase starting wages for the village staff over a few years.
Grand Lake scored three times in the top of the eighth inning to rally for a 9-8 victory over Licking County in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League baseball action on Monday at New Albany High School.
What a fun time to be fishing and exploring on Grand Lake! The fish are biting and we are coming to the end of the cottonwood season - cottonwood fluff really makes it a challenge for fishing line and reels.
