Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
66° 66° chance Wed 83° Wed 83° chance 66° 66° chance Thu 82° Thu 82° likely
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
Minster electric rates may increase
By David Giesige
MINSTER - Village council members may increase electric rates to head off looming financial problems in the department.
A study by consultants Courtney & Associates, Findlay, suggested raising electric rates across the board by 5.3 percent, company representative John Courtney told Minster council members at Tuesday's meeting. [More]
Board wants Faber's support for online voter registration
By William Kincaid
CELINA - County officials hope to persuade their empowered hometown state senator to support adoption of a statewide online voter registration system.
Mercer County Board of Election members Tuesday afternoon instructed directors Deb Sneddon and Laura Bruns to invite Senate President Keith Faber, R-Celina, to attend a future meeting to discuss the benefits of online registration, a proposal long supported by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. [More]
Obituaries on January 21st, 2015
Marie Howell
Marie E. Howell, 92, Celina, passed away on Jan. 20, 2015, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Doris Kipfer
Doris M. Kipfer, 86, St. Marys, died at 9:05 a.m. Jan. 10, 2015, at Cedar Village Retirement Community, Mason. [More]
Local pictures on January 21st, 2015
Subscriber stories on January 21st, 2015
Coldwater board votes to extend Seas' contract
COLDWATER - Rich Seas will continue in his role as school district superintendent until at least 2016, following action Tuesday night by the school board.
Rockford officials eye taxing license plates
ROCKFORD - Village officials are collaborating with other towns in the area to add taxes to vehicle license plates to pay for lost funding.
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Election board to pay state $10K for past filing fees
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members on Tuesday voted to send a payment of about $10,000 to the Ohio Elections Commission for unsettled candidate filing fees dating back to 2005.
State officials approve permit renewal for Rindler Poultry's layer operation
ST. HENRY - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has renewed an operating permit for Rindler Poultry LLC, 342 Beckman Ave., St. Henry, according to an ODA news release.
Drugs, guns found at home
CELINA - Members of the local Heroin Interdiction Team on Tuesday afternoon allegedly found drugs and weapons when serving a warrant for a local man previously convicted of drug charges.
Crown opens new office facility
Addition constructed on site of Boesel Opera House in New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Crown Equipment Corp. recently opened a new 44,000-square-foot office addition on the site of the landmark Boesel Opera house, the interior of which was ravaged by fire in 2012.
Fast start fuels Flyers' victory
CELINA - Marion Local coach Treva Fortkamp wasn't exactly thrilled about her teams' execution in the second half.
But the Flyers had already inflicted enough damage by intermission.
Redskins hold on to beat Rangers
NEW KNOXVILLE - Kodi Morgan's layup with 12 seconds left allowed Wapakoneta to escape Ranger Gymnasium with a 45-43 win over New Knoxville in a battle of Auglaize County teams on Tuesday.
Indians cruise past Starfires
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
Fort Recovery led 11-7 after the first quarter and then outscored South Adams 15-1 in the second quarter to pull away for a 48-25 win in an interstate battle at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
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