Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 3:58PM EDT until July 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 356 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Loramie, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, New Knoxville, Russia, Osgood, Willowdell, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Lake Loramie State Park, Egypt, Maria Stein, Mccartyville and Houston.
Information obtained during the ongoing investigation into the late November murders of a Fort Recovery man and his daughter led to last week's discovery of a methamphetamine lab and the arrest of five people on various drug-related charges in Darke County. [More]
CELINA - Good financial news for the county has resulted in the termination of a wage freeze for employees.
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday said sound fiscal practices and an increase in sales tax revenue have boosted this year's general fund carryover about $274,000 over the previous year's. The beginning balance for 2012 is slightly over $2 million. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Despite a solid showing in front of the home crowd, New Bremen's girls basketball team was unable to overcome the play of Jackson Center's Brooke Richard.
Richard scored 31 and the Tigers held off the Cardinals 53-43 in non-conference action at Cardinal Gymnasium on Tuesday night. [More]
NEW BREMEN -The village faces a $965,000 bill as a result of its partnership with American Municipal Power (AMP) in a scrapped plan to construct a coal-fired power plant in Meigs County.
Democratic Central Committee unanimously chooses Giesige
CELINA - Former Mercer County Auditor Mark Giesige will serve the public again as a member of the board of elections.
Mercer County Democratic Central Committee members on Tuesday night unanimously recommended Giesige to fill one of the party's two spots on the Mercer County Board of Elections.
FORT RECOVERY - A 12,000-square-foot athletic training facility may be constructed and attached to the east side of the high school gymnasium, high school principal Jeffrey Hobbs says.
VERSAILLES - A 67-year-old Versailles man was killed Tuesday morning when his pickup truck was struck by a semitrailer one mile north of the village of Versailles.
The Celina girls' basketball team dug out of a seven-point halftime deficit with a big third quarter en route to a 45-35 road victory over Findlay on Tuesday night.
