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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Monday, July 20th, 2020
By Leslie Gartrell
Health experts for months have asked Americans to take precautions to protect themselves and those around them, from the spread of COVID-19 such as frequent hand washing, social distancing and staying home when sick.
However, no precautionary method has drawn quite the same contempt as wearing face masks. [More]
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a Cincinnati man who allegedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday afternoon.
Raepheal Dell, 22, Cincinnati, had ben released from the Kosciusko County, Indiana Jail earlier on Friday, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office on Saturday. [More]
Obituaries on July 20th, 2020
Arthur R. "Art" Huelskamp, age 88, of Fort Recovery, passed away on July 17, 2020 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Rosemary Stachler, age 72, of Fort Recovery, passed away July 18, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
David LaRoche, age 87 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at [More]
Bertha "Bert" Dirksen, age 86, of Osgood, passed away April 17, 2020. She had [More]
Local pictures on July 20th, 2020
Subscriber stories on July 20th, 2020
CELINA - Nearly 30 new cases of COVID-19 were reported over the weekend, raising Mercer County's total to 361.
No new information was reported by the Auglaize County Health Department during the weekend.
CELINA - This year's Immaculate Conception Festival on Saturday was as popular as ever, despite being a scaled-down, virtual event.
Festival chairman Jeff Schott said although the festival was limited due to COVID-19, the day went surprisingly well.
Compiled by Colin Foster
Coldwater's summer baseball season ended with an 8-5 loss to Bellefontaine on Saturday.
Bellefontaine scored six runs