Flood Watch issued August 11 at 12:05PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM 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 morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected into Wednesday morning. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 66° 66° chance Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° slight chance slight chance 66° 66° chance likely
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
Man started county landfill 50 years ago
By Sydney Albert
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - After 50 years of service the Celina Sanitary Landfill is closing, and Thomas Jutte, the man who opened the only landfill in Mercer County, reminisced on its history.
Before the landfill, and the state's 1967 passage of solid waste disposal laws, a number of open air dumps operated in Mercer and Auglaize counties, Jutte recalled. In fact, he had owned one. [More]
Obituaries on July 22nd, 2021
Dorothy R. Egan, 92, formerly of New Knoxville, OH has left this earthly life for eternal heaven on May 17, 2021. [More]
Dr. James E. Roeth Jr., age 70, of New Bremen, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 4:54 AM at the Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on July 22nd, 2021
Subscriber stories on July 22nd, 2021
CELINA - Assessments for maintenance on the St. Marys River will remain unchanged for at least two more years after about 50 people with land in the river's floodplain attended a hearing Tuesday.
No distancing at New Bremen schools
NEW BREMEN - Face coverings will be optional for students when they return to New Bremen Local Schools on Aug. 18.
Superintendent Jason Schrader announced the district's updated policy during Wednesday night's regular board of education meeting.
MONTEZUMA - Village council members during their Wednesday meeting approved purchasing a domain name and web hosting for $143.47 to create a website for the village.
CELINA - Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors during a special meeting Wednesday hired Cheryl Vian as the new administrative assistant at the SWCD office.
CELINA -- The Anchor restaurant in downtown Celina had a very busy grand opening on July 15.
"We were busy from the minute we opened until the minu