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, March 12th, 2021
Biden signs $1.9T virus aid bill
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Millions of dollars are expected to flow into Auglaize and Mercer counties as part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Mercer County Auditor Randy Grapner and county treasurer Dave Wolters m [More]
Celina's Engle among area trio making state trip this season
By Gary R. Rasberry
One thing that Celina wrestling coach James Miracle has been striving for since he took over as coach in 2013 is to get the Bulldogs back to the success they had in the 2000s when they won shares of two Western Buckeye League titles and had several wrestlers earn All-Ohio honors at the state tournament. [More]
Obituaries on March 12th, 2021
Juanita M. Buening, 83, of Coldwater, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Jay G. Kitzmiller, 69, Lakeview, died on March 10, 2021, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Local pictures on March 12th, 2021
Subscriber stories on March 12th, 2021
CELINA - Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday announced the Ohio Department of Health had revised an order that allows county fairs to resume all activities if certain health conditions are met.
CELINA - City officials plan to tweak the zoning code noise limits slightly in a way they believe will balance businesses' and residents' interests.
The proposed amendment mandates that a noise violation would have to take place over an extended period of time, not for a single instance.
CHICKASAW - Village councilors acted Wednesday night to pursue Community Development Block Grant funds to cover the cost of replacing old water lines in the village.
CELINA - Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors members hired a new watershed technician during Thursday's meeting.
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From Staff and Wire Reports
Fort Loramie dominated the second half in advancing to the Division IV girls basketball championship game with a 66-24 win over Crestview on Thursday at the University of Dayton Arena.