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Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Saturday, August 20th, 2016

Livestock grand, reserve champions sell at auction

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

The gallon of dairy milk, shown by Sewers & Growers 4-H member Mikayla Spoltman, daughter of Allen and Teri, sold Thursday at the Mercer County Fair for $13,800 to a group including Celina Insurance Group, St. Henry Bank, Uhlenhake Dairy, Carl and Mary Ann Harting, Celina Animal Hospital, Osgood State Bank, Tri County Nutrition, Mercer County Dairy Association, Coba Select Sires, Julie Spoltman, Craig Harting and Alex Mayo, Marty and Amanda Schoenherr, Buckeye Ford, Blue Ribbon Feed Mill, Cy Schwieterman Inc., Hogenkamp Funeral Homes, Kleinhenz Brothers Livestock, Prengers Inc., Wenning Dairy LLC, Glacier Hill Farm, State Rep. Jim Buchy, Werling & Sons, Big K Mills Inc., Padua Pumping, Countryside Consulting & Supply, Helena Chemical Co., Trupointe Co-op, Bambauer Fertilizer & Seed, Junior Fair Boosters, TSCMK Lawn Service, Overman Trucking, Seth and Amanda Kohnen, Huelsman Automotive, Bohman Trucking Inc., Bohman Ag Service, Fennig Equipment, Fennig-Homan Agri-Business, Maria Stein Grain, Uhlenhake Landscape & Design LLC, Reichert Dairy Farm, Rilco Valley Farms, John Spoltman, Buschur Dairy Farms Inc., Nor J Farms, Kahlig Brothers Custom Pumping, St. Henry Tile Co., Grand Lake Builders Supply, Mercer Health, Jim Stammen/Beck's Seed, Otte Ag LLC, Vantilburg Farms, Overman Trucking, The Heit-Field Group, Peoples Bank Co., Kenn-Feld Group, Midwest Plumbing & Heating, Phil Tobe Family, Dairy Farmers of America/Ted Siefring, Houts Partnership, Farm Credit Service, Brian and Connie May Family, Stewart Seeds/Dusty Uhlenhake, Maria Stein Animal Clinic Inc., Speedway Lanes, Allen and Teri Spoltman, L&M Fleck Farms, Merrill Lynch-Bill LeBoeuf, Cooper Farms, Steve and Cindy Muhlenkamp, Greg and Lori Homan Family, Celina Moose Lodge No. 1473, Joe and Shannon Dicke, Coldwater Young Farmers, Meier Dairy Farm, United Equity and North Star Hardware.

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