Flood Watch issued August 13 at 10:22PM 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... - Additional storms will move into the area after midnight, persisting through late Friday morning. Heavy rain can be expected with these storms, with the risk of flash flooding increasing with storms that repeatedly move over the same locations.
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
The lake ice is fun - and dangerous
By Erin Gardner
CELINA - Although there still may be ice on Grand Lake, state and local officials agree that no ice is completely safe and residents should use extreme caution when venturing outside.
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager Dave Faler said there is currently ice on the lake but declined to provide a measurement. He said the state never gives measurements because the thickness varies throughout the lake. [More]
St. Marys holds on to defeat Marion Local
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - Try as Marion Local might, St. Marys wasn't leaving its home floor without the win.
Ella Jacobs' steal and basket with 25 seconds remaining broke a 45-all tie and the Roughriders held on to beat the Division IV state-ranked Flyers 48-45 on Tuesday night at Grand Lake Health Systems Court. [More]
Obituaries on January 24th, 2024
Ronald "Wick" L. Wicker, Jr., 54, (formerly of St. Marys, Ohio) departed this w [More]
Luke J. Dahlinghaus, age 69 of Egypt, Ohio, died on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Daniel Dunaway, age 64 of Celina, died on Monday, January 22, 2024 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Janice M. (Stang) Clune, 83, New Bremen, died at 4:30 a.m. Jan. 22, 2024.
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Local pictures on January 24th, 2024
Subscriber stories on January 24th, 2024
MINSTER - Village council members on Tuesday awarded $1.03 million in contracts for the State Route 119 sidewalk and well dilution projects.
Counci
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County commissioners on Tuesday moved to purchase more than 15 acres of land in New Knoxville for $335,000.
The 16.78 acres,
Mercer County once again had the lowest joblessness in Ohio in December.
Mercer County's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 1.8% in December, do
ROCKFORD - Parkway dug itself into a hole in the second quarter Tuesday night, and Delphos St. John's answered every attempt to come back.
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Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
A second-half slump cost Celina, which watched a narrow halftime lead slip away in a 55-40 loss to state-ranked Lima Central Catholic in a boys basketball game at the Fieldhouse on Tuesday.