Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 10:03AM EDT until September 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
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Friday, September 12th, 2025
Counties seek USDA study to resolve drone questions
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Three counties inundated with reports of drones operating over farmlands are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to launch a study to identify and examine potential threats posed by the unmanned aerial systems to livestock facilities in west central Ohio and east central Indiana. [More]
Flying to the victory
Marion Local hands Parkway first volleyball defeat
By Gary R. Rasberry
MARIA STEIN - Once Marion Local got rolling, not much slowed the Flyers down.
Marion fought off Parkway in the first set, cruised in the second and gave the Panthers a battle in the third set before pulling away in the fourth set to hand Parkway its first loss of the season 27-25, 25-14, 23-25, 25-13 in Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball action at the Hangar on Thursday. [More]
Obituaries on September 12th, 2025
Christy Dircksen
Christy Anne Dircksen, 48, Celina, died at 2:50 a.m. Sept. 8, 2025, at Laurels of Norworth, Worthington. [More]
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Mercer libraries may face hours, program cuts
The Mercer County District Library system is set to lose around $20,000 in annual state funding next year, with larger cuts to come in 2027, due to changes in library funding in the state's recently passed biennium budget.
Chickasaw village baseball field gets a makeover
CHICKASAW - Work financed primarily with state funds has been completed on the first part of a project to upgrade Chickasaw's village ball diamond, and crews are expected to start soon on the next phase, village councilors learned Wednesday night.
Pharmacies hit by early a.m. break-ins
VAN WERT - Three men dressed in all black broke into a pharmacy at a behavioral health facility in Van Wert on Thursday morning, according to a news release from city police chief Doug Weigle.
Massive data center planned for Van Wert
A global real estate development company has acquired a sprawling site in Van Wert for development of a hyperscale data center, touting the U.S. Rou
Celina edges Shawnee
CELINA - Celina played like the better team for much of Thursday's game with Shawnee.
A late goal by Miley Werntz finally confirmed it.
As time r
Cardinals remain unbeaten
Compiled by Joe Schatz and
Gary R. Rasberry
New Bremen remained unbeaten and took sole possession of first place in the MAC volleyball standings with a 25-20, 25-17, 25-20 win over Fort Recovery on Thursday at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
Redskins pick up win over Cavaliers
ST. HENRY - St. Henry's season ended last year at the hands of Coldwater in the District Final, so a sweep of the Cavaliers at home was just what the Redskins ordered up Thursday night.
Metal or shingles?
From cost to aesthetics, roofing decisions are all about details
ST. HENRY - Metal roofing has slowly but surely picked up momentum locally over the last decade, but asphalt shingles continue to reign supreme as the go-to residential roofing material.
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