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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 16th, 2021

Celina native to compete in Tokyo

Event is Paralympics sport for visually impaired athletes

By Gary R. Rasberry

FORT WAYNE - In a span of four years, Mindy Cook has gone from learning about the game of goalball to preparing to represent her country on the highest level of competition.

Cook, a 2007 Celina High School graduate, will get that opportunity in August when she competes as a member of the United States women's goalball team at the Paralympics in Tokyo. [More]

State lifts no-contact beach advisory

By Sydney Albert

ST. MARYS - No contact advisories for three beaches on Grand Lake have been lifted after water samples from the past two weeks showed microcystin levels lower than the state's threshold.

The beach at the Grand Lake St. Marys State Park campgrounds and the East and West beaches had advisories placed on them after noticeable algae blooms along the northern shores of the lake. [More]

Obituaries on July 16th, 2021

Heather Cramer

Heather Lynne Cramer, age 41, of Maria Stein, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021, at her home. [More]

Robert Pax Sr.

Robert Leo Pax Sr., born on January 8, 1927, in Celina, Ohio to the late Leo & Gertrude (Jenniges) Pax, passed away on July 14th, 2021. [More]

Local pictures on July 16th, 2021

Subscriber stories on July 16th, 2021

Landfill officials had considered adding space

CELINA - Republic Services officials considered creating a new cell to extend the life of Celina Sanitary Landfill in Franklin Township but ultimately determined the move wouldn't make sense, said operations manger Michael Krutsinger.

Chickasaw council OKs street patching

CHICKASAW - Councilors at Wednesday night's meeting approved a contract with a St. Marys paving company to patch portions of village streets.

The $9,462 contract went to Buehler Asphalt Paving. Village maintenance coordinator Kevin Droesch said most of the problem areas are on State Route 274.

Auglaize reports 3 new cases

WAPAKONETA - Three new COVID-19 cases were reported in Auglaize County since health officials' last report on Tuesday, according to a Thursday news release from county health department officials.

Rounding into Form

Redskins ready for state ACME

Six weeks after the St. Henry baseball team suffered a heartbreaking loss in the district final to end its spring season, the Redskins are on their way to the state ACME baseball tournament.

Mariners fall in rain-shortened game

CELINA - Under an ever-darkening sky, Grand Lake trailed 8-2 heading into the bottom of the fifth aware that this might be its last turn at the plate.

As it turned out, it was.

Junior golfers play scramble tourney

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Lima Junior Golf Association went to a 2-player scramble format for Thursday's summer tour stop at Bluffton Golf Course for the First National Bank Open. Most of the pairings were made of players from the same school.

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