Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:03PM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
Obituaries on August 8th, 2023
Lester J. Albers, age 82 of Osgood, Ohio, died at 5:25 PM on Friday, August 4, 2023 at Everheart Hospice Inpatient Unit, Greenville, Ohio. [More]
Our beautiful and elegant Mother, Carolyn Hemmelgarn (81) of Fort Recovery, peacefully passed away on August 7, 2023. [More]
Elaine (Lynch) Evans, St. Marys, died Aug. 6, 2023, in Dayton.
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Stories on August 8th, 2023
CELINA - Mercer County in a few years will have its first roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 127 and State Route 119, the site of numerous fatal accidents over the years. [More]
Is anything better on a hot summer day?
Get the scoop on an old fave
CELINA - A good old-fashioned heaping scoop of strawberry ice cream can ease any back-to-school worries or simply provide a welcome respite from end-of-summer activities.
Existing treatment plant is 40 years old
FORT RECOVERY - Village councilors on Monday evening heard a brief report recommending two options the village could use to treat water.
The current water treatment plant is 40 years old and uses chemicals to treat the village water, said village administrator Randy Diller.
WAPAKONETA - Armstrong Air & Space Museum has snagged Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award for the second year in a row.
Tripadvisor, which claims t
Area Roundup
Compiled By Gary R. Rasberry and Tom Haines
The Celina girls golf team made the most of their day in winning the Lady Lancer Invitational hosted by Lincolnview High School at Willow Bend in Van Wert. Due to the rain, the tournament was shortened to a nine-hole event.
Grand Lake Fishing Report
Hope everyone is having an awesome summer. The lake has been super busy, which is great to see. All the work that the Lake Improvement Association is doing is paying off in big dividends.
Local pictures on August 8th, 2023