Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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, April 14th, 2018
Sheriff's drone provides new options on scene
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Despite having been actively deployed only a handful of times, a camera-equipped unmanned aircraft system has proven beneficial for the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, personnel say.
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Obituaries on April 14th, 2018
William A. Braun, 85, of Decatur, Indiana passed away on April 13, 2018 at Adam [More]
Patsy Bowersock-Maher, 71, St. Marys, died April 6, 2018, at Joint Township Dis [More]
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Subscriber stories on April 14th, 2018
CELINA - Four-time World Series champion Darryl Strawberry and his wife, Tracy, spoke at Celina High School on Friday to challenge students to be the change they want to see in the world and to reject drugs and alcohol.
CELINA - City Council President Jason King says he wants action to remove the rubbish scattered about Celina's eastern corridor months after a tornado ripped through town on Nov. 5.
MARIA STEIN - J&A Poultry, 8690 State Route 119, Maria Stein, is seeking a permit to install from the Ohio Department of Agriculture to build more manure storage for its layer hen operation.
Moeller pitches well in season debut, but Elida wins 3-0
CELINA - Making his first pitching outing of the season, Kane Moeller deserved a much better fate than he was dealt.
The Celina junior pitched five innings of six-hit, one-walk and five-strikeout baseball, keeping Elida scoreless until a three-run fifth.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen's Erin Smith hasn't had the hottest bat this season.
She was, however, scorching hot at the plate on Friday.
Smith went 3-for-4 with the lone two Cardinal RBIs - finishing the job on Fort Loramie with a single in the eighth inning to give her team a 2-1 victory.
Compiled by Colin Foster and
Gary R. Rasberry
Luke Vonderhaar's single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning scored Mitchell Hays for the winning run in New Bremen's 6-5 victory over rival Fort Loramie on Friday in New Bremen.