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.
State, local officials set goals to avoid 2012 water advisories
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - All of Grand Lake will be treated with alum in April, as long as the funding is secured.
"We already have allocated $1.5 million and hope in the next couple of weeks to make an announcement on the rest," Ohio EPA Director Scott Nally [More]
ST. MARYS - School officials on Wednesday agreed to move forward with transferring the high school into trimesters for next school year.
Principal Dave Lewis said he began looking into the schedule change as a possible cost-saving measure. He found that trimesters are more beneficial academically, streamline the schedule and offer students 152 additional instruction hours each year. [More]
CELINA - Celina residents may be casting their vote in a different polling location in November.
Mercer County Board of Elections members announced Tuesday they may look for a new place for Celina polls due to an increased rental fee at the current site.
CELINA - City administrators will revisit a proposal to utilize space in the former Winkeljohn Printing building later this spring once the budget is finalized.
ST. MARYS - Which comes first for the artist - the design idea or the raw material? It goes both ways, according to an area wood artist whose work is on display at Arts Place in St. Marys through Feb. 29.
The defending Western Buckeye League champions have yet to win a league game and what better way to pick up that first WBL victory than against an archrival.
If one word can describe the recent history of the Minster-Fort Recovery boys' basketball series, that one word would be competitive.
Fort Recovery holds a 4-3 advantage over the last seven meetings, but Minster's 59-51 win last season snapped the Indians' three-game winning streak in the series.
