Flood Warning issued August 20 at 9:12AM EDT until August 20 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southern Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northern Logan County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 315 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 911 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in Wapakoneta, southwest of Kenton, and throughout Logan County. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Russells Point, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Mcguffey, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Uniopolis, State Route 195 at State Route 235, Jumbo, Walton and New Hampshire.
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2020
By Leslie Gartrell
WAPAKONETA - Five more people in Auglaize County have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the county's total to 28, and one more person in Mercer County has tested positive, bringing it's total to 14.
Health commissioner Oliver Fisher said he does not believe the new cases represented a related outbreak. With increased testing and new testing criteria, an increase in the number of cases is to be expected, he noted. [More]
By Sydney Albert
COLDWATER - Mercer Health's financial turnaround over the last fiscal year may help cushion the blow from disrupted operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even so, hospital administrators are looking at various funding options as they start the new fiscal year in uncharted waters. [More]
Obituaries on April 23rd, 2020
Sidney L. "Sid" Showalter, age 72, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2:09 am at Mercer Health Systems in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on April 23rd, 2020
Subscriber stories on April 23rd, 2020
From polio in 1945 to the current pandemic, Ken Kremer was there
COLDWATER - The COVID-19 pandemic has sent an 85-year-old Maria Stein man back in time to more than half a century when he spent the better part of a year in hospitals recuperating from the dreaded disease of the day - polio.
ST. MARYS - School board members at Tuesday's meeting discussed plans for the remainder of the school year.
Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday announced that Ohio's K-12 schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 6,000 masks available
CELINA - Together for a Change, a group of Mercer County volunteers that makes fabric masks for medical personnel plans several local events to distribute the masks free of charge to Mercer County residents.
Amazing Athletes
Keith Wenning first gained attention during his sophomore year.
He had everyone's attention by the time he was a senior.
  In the 2007 Division I
Amazing Athletes
The Coldwater "Ring of Honor" features 207 pictures of All-Ohio athletes - some of whom are repeat honorees.
Karla (Klosterman) Gruenwald's pictures occupy a large amount of space.