Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* 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 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 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 12 at 9:17AM 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 this 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 into this evening. 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, September 11th, 2020
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County officials will try to curtail recurrent flooding, halt ongoing erosion and restore water quality at a site in Hopewell and Jefferson townships where water runoff from the Bruns subdivision in Celina has reportedly drained for decades. [More]
Cardinals hold off Redskins to stay unbeaten
By Gary R. Rasberry
NEW BREMEN - Thursday's Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball match between St. Henry and New Bremen was played exactly how Cardinals coach Diana Kramer expected it would be.
The Redskins gave the Cardinals all they could handle, but Bremen's veteran players managed to battle through and pick up the 25-22, 25-21, 25-15 win in a match up of last year's conference co-champs at Cardinal Gymnasium. [More]
Obituaries on September 11th, 2020
Mary Therese Rosella Reilly, 77, of Berea, KY departed this life on Sept. 9, 20 [More]
Helen Joan McEvoy, 89, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020.
She is survi [More]
Local pictures on September 11th, 2020
Subscriber stories on September 11th, 2020
CHICKASAW - Councilors have authorized the village engineer to apply for a $500,000 grant to help finance a proposed street reconstruction project.
Ticket price drops from $10 to $5
CELINA - The Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors on Thursday approved two slight changes to the 2020 All Ag Banquet and annual meeting set for Tuesday.
CELINA - Only six new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer County on Thursday, but local health officials indicated increases in pending tests and in the county's per capita incidence rate do not bode well.
CELINA - With the formation of Gray Realty, founder Karri Gray hopes to make her mark with the resilience and work ethic she's strived to maintain since she first got her real estate license.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina and Kenton each managed a second-half goal to come out of Thursday's Western Buckeye League girls soccer contest with a 1-1 draw at Celina's soccer stadium. The game was rescheduled from Tuesday night after Monday's heavy rain made the field unplayable.