Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 10:03AM EDT until September 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
Tool would be used mostly to reconstruct crashes, search for missing people and pot
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has been borrowing drones from other counties to assist with investigations since the beginning of the year.
Now, Sheriff Jeff Grey wants to purchase one for his office, primarily to help with traffic crash reconstruction by taking aerial photos and video footage. [More]
ROCKFORD - Village council members at Tuesday's meeting rejected a request to put a 120-foot utility pole on Main Street to provide infrastructure for smartphones and other technology.
Permitting manager John Bear of Mobilitie said a "sleek, stealth-looking pole" would have provided bandwidth for various technologies to establish or enhance signals in the Rockford area. [More]
Louis William "Louie" Hendricks, age 49, of St. Marys, OH, passed away at The James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, OH 4:51 a.m. Friday September 2, 2016. [More]
CELINA - While persistent rains held down overall attendance, the recent Mercer County Fair resulted in "OK" financial results, board members learned at Tuesday's meeting.
MINSTER - Village electric users have expressed interest in a possible community solar project.
Village administrator Don Harrod at Tuesday's council meeting presented the results of a recent survey to gauge interest in participating in a community solar project.
CELINA - The Mercer County Democratic Party on Tuesday night opened its campaign headquarters at 114. N. Main St., with chairperson Carol Jeffries and state and local candidates encouraging fellow Democrats to lend a helping hand.
The Celina girls tennis team gave coach Jan Morrison a milestone victory in grand fashion as it improved to 5-0 in the Western Buckeye League with a 5-0 win over Elida at the Booster Club Tennis Complex in Celina.
