Flood Advisory issued July 27 at 9:30PM EDT until July 28 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Darke and Mercer. * WHEN...Until 1230 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 929 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Recovery, Sharps Crossing, Greenville, Coldwater, Union City, St. Henry, Ansonia, Burkettsville, North Star, Rossburg, New Weston, Rose Hill, Brock, Cosmos, andPikeville.
Former St. Henry resident, Dr. John William "Doc" Ross, 94, died May 31, 2008, at Wesley Manor, Frankfort, Ind., where he had lived since November, 1998. [More]
The Mercer County Board of Elections has reduced the number of polling places for the November presidential election from 12 to eight. Also, three local schools are being required to make room for voting on Election Day, even though some school officials are unhappy about it. [More]
ST. MARYS - The school district's five-year financial projection came with a proviso from the district treasurer at Wednesday night's meeting. Deficit spending is a good possibility after this coming school year.
NEW BREMEN - Village officials found an appropriate setting to commemorate the 175th birthday of this Auglaize County community - on the banks of the Miami and Erie Canal a stone's throw from recently renovated Lock One.
A six-run deficit wasn't enough to discourage the Celina ACME team.
St. Henry held a 6-0 advantage in the fourth inning, but Celina scored seven unanswered runs the rest of the way to pull out a 7-6 victory at Montgomery Field on Wednesday.
COLDWATER - For a team that had just two practices, Coldwater looked to be in midsummer form.
Three Cav pitchers combined on a three-hitter as Coldwater opened the ACME season with a 4-1 win over Parkway in Mercer County circuit action at Veterans Field. Parkway drops to 1-8.