Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 10:45PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 145 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1045 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Rockford, Moulton, Mendon, Buckland, Neptune, Tama, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Kossuth and Chattanooga.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, 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 morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 11:11PM EDT until August 11 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1111 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Bellefontaine, Kenton, West Liberty, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Quincy, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Valley Hi, Zanesfield and Big Springs.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
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Monday, July 25th, 2016

Heartbreaking ending for missing child

By Jared Mauch
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

A medical helicopter assists in the search Saturday morning for a missing 10-year-old Montezuma girl along the shore of Grand Lake and over the wildlife refuge.

MONTEZUMA - The body of a 10-year-old girl who reportedly had wandered from a home was found in a channel of water Saturday afternoon.
Jade Riggs, 6339 state Route 703, Celina, was found dead by firefighters at about 2 p.m. Saturday during extensive search efforts by area emergency responders.
Officials believe Riggs, who reportedly was autistic, drowned after having fallen into the water, Mercer County Sheriff's Capt. Martin Emerine said this morning.
Riggs reportedly had been last seen at the residence west of Montezuma at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, when her grandfather was leaving for work. The Montezuma Fire Department was dispatched to the home for a missing child report at about 7:30 a.m., according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office news release.
Officials believe Riggs went outside after having woken up and fell into the water at that time, the news release said.
More than 90 responders from Montezuma, Chickasaw, Coldwater, Celina, St. Marys Township, St. Henry, Osgood, Burkettsville, South West Mercer, Mendon and Rockford fire departments; Mercer and Auglaize County Sheriff's offices; Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Division of Watercraft; Mercer County Emergency Response Volunteers; Coldwater EMS; and Lutheran Air Ambulance searched nearby woods, fields and water for the girl.
"Although we would have preferred a different outcome, we appreciate the support of the public when we ask them to stay away and let us do our job," Montezuma Fire Chief Ron Schulze said.
Riggs had difficulty communicating verbally due to her disability, making search efforts more difficult, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said Saturday at the scene. Riggs' grandmother and siblings were asleep in the home when she was last seen, he added.
The property is east of Kozy Kampground. Officials had searched the campsite earlier Saturday morning but asked campers to look again in areas into which a small child could wander, Grey said.
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Lake fest weekend smooth
CELINA - Officials deemed the 2016 Celina Lake Festival a success despite the heat and humidity.
Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel this morning said the weather did keep some people at bay, drawing down the crowds slightly, but it didn't damper the overall success.
Bigfoot lurking in area neighborhood
BURKETTSVILLE - A mysterious creature is lurking on the outskirts of Mercer County.
Reports reached the paper late last week and were soon confirmed after some investigation - Bigfoot has been spotted in Burkettsville.
Conservancy board OKs budget
Document sent to auditors in two counties
Wabash River Conservancy District board members on Saturday approved a preliminary operating budget of $30,000.
The budget will be sent to auditors' offices in Mercer and Darke counties for approval, conservancy secretary Lil Knapke reported.
Seahawks fly to a title
Tri-County Swimming Championships
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The St. Marys Seahawks had a dominating day in the swimming pool to capture the overall title of the Tri-County Swimming and Diving Championships held Saturday at Bryson Pool in Celina.
Mariners clinch playoff appearance
Weekend sweep of Galion gives Grand Lake home playoff game on Tuesday
CELINA - After losing Thursday and Friday to drop into a tie for second in the GLSCL North with Irish Hills, Grand Lake needed to win its final two games against Galion and get some help from Lorain County in its two-game series with the Leprechauns.