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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.

Monday, September 15th, 2025

Here to help

Photo by Paige Sutter/The Daily Standard

Members of the public enjoyed an open house hosted by St. Henry EMS in celebration of their 50th anniversary on Saturday afternoon. Southern Mercer County Joint Ambulance District currently covers the four townships of Granville, Marion, Gibson and Recovery which include the towns of Ft. Recovery, St. Henry, Burkettsville and Chickasaw. St. Henry EMS has been in its current building, located at 436 Western Ave., St. Henry, since 2017. It was built with donations from residents in their coverage area. The agency averages about 340 ambulance responses per year. Over the past 50 years, the agency has had 222 members.

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