Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:48AM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM 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, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.
Today 81° Today 81° likely 73° 73° likely Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° chance 70° 70° chance
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New drink truck's creators bubbling over with ideas
By Erin Gardner
CELINA - Two best friends turned business partners are bubbling over their beverage truck - the rolling home of a popular drink trend that has taken the Grand Lake area by storm.
Jeannette Tajalle and Jo-Ellen Litmer co-own Fizzy Sips, in whic [More]
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Celina's Patrick, Staugler to compete at national wrestling tournament
By Gary R. Rasberry
  CELINA - Both Payten Staugler and Cash Patrick had fine seasons for the Celina wrestling team.
Now, the pair will represent Celina on a national level when they compete at the United States Marine Corps Junior Nationals that begins this weekend at the FargoDome in Fargo, North Dakota. [More]
Obituaries on July 10th, 2025
Arlen Fry
Arlen "Jake" Fry, 78, of St. Marys, OH died 8:25 p.m. Tuesday July 1, 2025 at Otterbein - St. Marys. [More]
Margorie Durkee
Margorie I. Durkee, age 83, of St. Marys, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on July 8, 2025, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Eunice Ireton
Eunice R. Ireton, 101, formerly of New Knoxville, died at 3:42 p.m. July 7, 202 [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 10th, 2025
Celina BOE approves union deal, wage hikes
CELINA - School board members have struck a labor deal with the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, which represents roughly 170 classified staff members at Celina City Schools.
Parkway considers options for funds
ROCKFORD - Parkway Board of Education members Wednesday night discussed how they would like to use the remaining funds from the athletic facility project.
School board ponders effect of special session
MINSTER - Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, R-Lima, has called for a session on July 21 to consider overriding a trio of property tax-related line-item vetoes Gov. Mike DeWine made to the state's freshly enacted biennial budget.
St. Marys Schools wins $1.85M reading grant
St. Marys City Schools has been awarded a $1.85 million grant through the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce that school officials hope will
Common pleas court handles theft, drug cases
CELINA - Two men were sentenced to probation and one man was arraigned in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday.
Michael C. Melvin, 34, was
St. Henry finishes second at state Junior ACME
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Joe Schatz

Perrysburg plated three runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back in winning the 2025 ACME Baseball Congress Junior ACME state tournament with a 7-3 win over St. Henry on Wednesday afternoon at Liberty-Benton High School.
Horse and Buggy Tales
Remember the threshing days of old
The scene is any average Mercer County farm before the advent of the roaring '20s. This hot midsummer day was the most outstanding, hectic and important one of the year to the entire farm family - threshing day.
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