Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM 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 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - 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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Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Division IV District Finals at Elida
By Ryan Hines
ELIDA - The St. Henry boys' basketball team dominated the second quarter and the Redskins rallied around the play of Kyle Stahl and Craig Knapke en route to a district championship.
Stahl and Knapke combined for 31 points and 23 rebounds to help St. Henry knock off Fort Recovery 48-39 in the Division IV district finals on Friday night at the Elida Fieldhouse. [More]
Obituaries on March 10th, 2012
Rose Mary Kittle Brown, 83, Celina, died at 7:01 a.m. March 9, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
John W. Burnett, 78, Celina, formerly of San Diego, Calif., died at 6:25 p.m. March 8, 2012, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Aklilu Ghebreyesus, 33, Coldwater, died on March 4, 2012, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on March 10th, 2012
Subscriber stories on March 10th, 2012
Mercer County
Area residents may get the opportunity to vote for a program that offers a 30 percent discount on electricity to homeowners and small businesses.
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ST. HENRY - Longtime St. Henry Fire Chief Ron Ontrop will be hanging up his turnout gear after 36 years of volunteer service next month.
His last day is April 16, which coincides with his 63rd birthday.
Jobless rate
Mercer County once again had the lowest unemployment rate in the state, according to January 2011 statistics released Friday. Auglaize County's rate is fourth lowest.
Jinghao Xu, with the assistance of an interpretor, pleaded no contest to one count of vehicular homicide during a Friday afternoon proceeding in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.