Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
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.
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Friday, July 17th, 2020
By William Kincaid
CELINA - School district officials plan to reopen buildings to students on Aug. 26, the first day of classes, superintendent Ken Schmiesing announced via an open letter and video posted to the district's social media.
District officials believe the benefits of having the students return to the classroom "far outweigh a decision that would keep the students isolated at home at this point in time," according to the letter outlining the the key elements of the reopening plan. [More]
Bulldogs show improvement but fall to Wildcats
By Colin Foster
CELINA - The Celina softball team got better on Thursday.
Coach Jason Tribolet would have liked a better end result for his team, but improvement was the main thing he wanted to see and he did.
"(After Tuesday's loss to Wapakoneta), I was afra [More]
Obituaries on July 17th, 2020
Ann C. Hoening, age 85 of Coldwater, died Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
John C. Pax, age 80 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Ohio Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Local pictures on July 17th, 2020
Subscriber stories on July 17th, 2020
CELINA - A girl no older than 10 has one of five new cases of COVID-19 reported in Mercer County on Thursday, raising the county's total to 316.
Four new cases were reported in Auglaize County, raising that county's confirmed number of cases to 113.
CHICKASAW - Village council members approved a resolution on Wednesday authorizing village officials to join the proposed Southern Mercer County Joint Ambulance District.
NEW BREMEN - The new school building is expected to be substantially completed on or before Sept. 7 yet additional interior work may continue into the new school year, superintendent Jason Schrader told board members this week.
Andy Waesch has spent seven years as an assistant coach in the Celina baseball program.
Now, the 2005 Celina High School graduate will get a chance to run the program.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry bounced back from Wednesday's extra-inning loss to Coldwater with an 8-2 win over Versailles in summer baseball action at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.