Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:07PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Union County in east central Indiana... East Central Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Warren County in southwestern Ohio... 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... Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Preble County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 207 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, Troy, Trotwood, Sidney, Piqua, Miamisburg, Springboro, Vandalia, Englewood, Greenville, Franklin, Celina, Tipp City, Eaton, St. Marys and Moraine.

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.

Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:07PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

Wednesday, August 12th, 2026

Builders earn their reward

Linus and Rick Hartings among first inductees into Ohio High School Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame

By Gary R. Rasberry

COLDWATER - Just over 25 years ago, a mission began to make bowling a high school sport in Ohio in the same vein as football and basketball.

The task took time, but now, bowling is a sanctioned sport that is growing, with many schools sponsoring teams. [More]

Obituaries on August 12th, 2026

Nancy Pleiman

Nancy Ann (Hoying) Pleiman, age 78, of Wright Puthoff Road, Anna, Ohio, passed [More]

Harold Franck

Harold "Hal" Franck, 82, of Powell, passed away on 8/7/2026, surrounded by his loving family. [More]

Thomas Lefeld

Thomas J. Lefeld, age 78, of St. Henry, died on Monday, August 10, 2026, at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima. [More]

Terry Gehm

Terry Lee Gehm, 82, died Aug. 7, 2026.

A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. [More]

Barbara Murphy

Barbara (Horine) Murphy, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 6:50 p.m. at Divine of Shane Hill in Rockford, Ohio. [More]

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Coldwater BOE hears healthy 5-year financial forecast

COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools is on solid financial footing for the next few years according to a five-year forecast presented by treasurer Jenn McCoy at Tuesday night's regular school board meeting.

Worried about vaccine changes?

There aren't any yet, experts say

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Health members Tuesday learned a presidential executive order signed this week calling for the spacing out of childhood vaccines will have no effect on local recommendations for the time being.

Alert sirens sound after funnel cloud sightings

MERCER COUNTY - The Mercer County Emergency Management Agency said it sounded outdoor warning sirens Tuesday morning based on ground reports of forming funnel clouds, citing an abundance of caution, even though the National Weather Service had not issued a tornado warning at the time.

Minster to work with G-M on facility plans

MINSTER - Minster Local Schools Board of Education members this week approved an agreement with a local architectural firm to begin planning for future facility needs.

Siegrist-Jutte closes for bridge work

Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced Monday that, contingent upon weather conditions, Jutte Excavating plans to start construction work this week for the bridge replacement on Siegrist-Jutte Road between State Route 49 and Wabash Road in Washington/Recovery Township.

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Celina Boys Golf Invitational

127 Yard Sale

Auglaize County Fair Beef Showmanship Competition

Gary Broering Invitational girls golf

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Wednesday, August 12

Today In History

Today in History: August 12, Charlottesville car attack

Today in History: August 11, Alcatraz takes first federal prisoners

Today in History: August 10, derecho rakes the US Midwest

Tuesday, August 11th, 2026

Jordan visits Celina

Supports Trump on Iran, local input on data centers

By William Kincaid

CELINA - U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, voiced support for President Donald Trump's handling of the war with Iran and stressed the importance of involving local communities with the development of data centers in Ohio during a stop in Celina Monday afternoon. [More]

Celina woman earns top ranking in Brazilian jiu-jitsu

From staff reports

CELINA - Celina resident Zoey Tracy, 20, is making a name for herself in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Tracy represents Brazuca USA Martial Arts Academy in Celina and competes as a member of The Match Champ (TMC) Team. Despite having trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for just over 20 months, she has already achieved an impressive milestone on the international competition scene. [More]

Obituaries on August 11th, 2026

Hans Rehrmann

Hans Theodor Rehrmann, age 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at his residence in Celina, with his family. [More]

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Celina to look at tax abatements for home building

CELINA - Celina City council is once again opening up the discussion on whether to grant residential tax abatements to help spur housing development in the city.

Wild cat solution may rest with state

NEW BREMEN - Three residents spoke at Monday's New Bremen Village Council meeting to continue last meeting's discussion about the widespread issue of feral cats.

St. Marys to bid McKinley/Spruce project

ST. MARYS - St. Marys City councilors this week gave officials the go ahead to accept bids for an upcoming street improvement project at the intersection of McKinley Road and Spruce Street.

St. Henry proceeds with e-bike, scooter rules

ST. HENRY - Village council members in St. Henry heard second reading of an ordinance regulating e-bikes and other personal conveyance vehicles within the village during their regular meeting Monday night.

Coldwater council studies e-bike safety questions

COLDWATER - Coldwater village councilors heard a report from the safety committee at Monday night's regular meeting, following up on the issue of kids and motorized devices that was brought to the council's attention by Steve Hennessey at its July 13 regular meeting.

Monday Sweep

St. Henry defeats Marion in boys and girls MAC golf

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Mercer County Elks was busy on Monday with golf action, including the opener of Midwest Athletic Conference play for both the St. Henry and Marion Local boys and girls teams.

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Monday, August 10th, 2026

Court dismisses drug case against ex-EMS worker

By Abigail Miller

CELINA- A drug theft case against a former Coldwater EMS worker was dismissed this week upon the state's request due to the discovery of new evidence.

Less than a month after she was set to stand trial, Assistant Ohio Attorney General Drew Wood mo [More]

Obituaries on August 10th, 2026

Roy Murphy

Roy Jack Murphy, age 76 of Celina, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, A [More]

Bruce Miller

Bruce Roger Miller, 66, of St. Marys died 8:27 a.m. Aug. 7 at Vancrest in St. Marys. [More]

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Here Come the Sunflowers

Annual festival draws hundreds of visitors

ROCKFORD-There was no shortage of sunshine in Rockford over the weekend, as millions of sunflowers were in bloom for the 2026 Schoolhouse Farms In Bloom Festival.

A Sunday feast

Tackett picks up win at Kremer Roofing Classic

MINSTER - When E.J. Tackett comes to Community Lanes in Minster to bowl in tournaments, it's been pretty much feast or famine for the four-time PBA National Player of the Year.

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Saturday, August 8th, 2026

SR119 in Maria Stein to be 4-way stop

From staff reports

LIMA - The intersection of state routes 119 and 716 in Maria Stein will be converted to a four-way stop in the next few weeks, the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 announced Friday.

The intersection is familiar as the location of Maria [More]

Obituaries on August 8th, 2026

Diane Prenger

Diane Prenger, age 81, of Versailles passed away at 1:23 pm Wednesday, August 5 [More]

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All About Snakes

New Bremen girl makes it her business to study reptiles

WAPAKONETA - To most people, snakes are scary. But to Maria Eilerman, they're friends.

The 12-year-old New Bremen native's love for snakes and reptiles even inspired her 4-H project at this year's Auglaize County Fair.

Little Miss Bremenfest Pageant set for Sunday

The 2026 Little Miss Bremenfest Pageant will take place at 1:30 p.m. Sunday as part of the annual Bremenfest festivities. Family, friends and community members are invited to attend this beloved tradition and cheer on this year's contestants.

Hot shooting at the Lynx

Low scores in abundance at Celina Invitational

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Celina Lynx saw a number of low scores during Friday's Celina Boys Golf Invitational, where nine golfers shot par or lower.

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Public Notices

Stay informed with Public Notices in print and online. In the past 30 days there have been 45 public notices. Including:

• 10 Zoning
• 10 Notice
• 6 Sheriff Sale
• 5 Request for Proposals
• 4 Notice by Publication
• 4 Meeting
• 2 Legislation
• 2 Bids
• 1 Drawing of Jurors
• 1 Public Sale