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Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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.

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A day in the 'real world'

By William Kincaid

CELINA - More than 500 Mercer County eighth grade students this week left the classroom for a spell to take part in a "real world" simulation where they were tasked with securing life essentials such as housing, food, insurance, clothing and child care while staying within their budget. [More]

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NB stadium and track project 'essentially finished'

Crews will paint the track next week

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen Local Schools board members heard the $2.1 million stadium and track project is "essentially finished," with minor finishing details scheduled for this week or next.

Gann gets 4+ years for drug trafficking

CELINA - A 55-year-old Coldwater woman was sentenced to over four years in prison this month in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine.

Montezuma sets trick-or-treat, leaf pickup

MONTEZUMA - Village council members in Montezuma set trick-or-treat hours for 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, during their regular meeting Wednesday night.

Celina looks to continue hot start

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

Or for the Celina Bulldogs, also 10 miles away from home.

Celina enters Friday's Western Bucke

Teams on brink of locking up playoff spots

We are still one game away from the season being halfway complete. That is usually when you can really start to take seriously the position a team i

Two-Minute Drill

Coldwater vs. Minster
Memorial Field

Last Season: Karsyn Homan rushed for 109 yards and two scores as the Cavaliers were five seconds away from posting a shutout before Minster scored to make it 34-7 at Cavalier Stadium for the Cavs' seventh-straight win over the Wildcats.

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Braxton Taylor, RB, Coldwater

23 carries for 245 yards and a school record-tying five rushing touchdowns in the Cavaliers' 37-22 win over New Bremen.

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