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.
Mercer, Auglaize counties see 8 percent increase during 2013
By Amy Kronenberger
CELINA - Tourism in Mercer and Auglaize counties gained momentum last year with an 8 percent increase over 2012.
Tourism dollars contributed to the local economy totaled $48.6 million in 2013, up $4.1 million from 2012, Donna Grube, executive director of the Auglaize and Mercer Counties Convention and Visitor's Bureau, said during the annual CVB luncheon Thursday. [More]
CELINA - Trailing Marion Local 3-2 in the bottom of the 12th inning, Celina sophomore Melody Donovan stepped up to the plate with two runners on base and two outs.
"When I got up, I was visualizing a hit," Donovan said.
What happened next was the stuff that dreams are made of. [More]
CELINA - A Chickasaw area dairy farmer says Grand Lake Watershed farmers are getting picked on for applying manure, even though they are following the rules.
