Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:48AM EDT until August 16 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, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.
Today 81° Today 81° likely 73° 73° likely Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° chance 70° 70° chance
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Friday, June 19th, 2026
Coldwater man in the running for Veteran of the Year
By William Kincaid
Bryan Bills, a 2013 Coldwater High School graduate and Ohio National Guard Army veteran, is in the running for Military Friendly's Veteran of the Year 2026.
Military Friendly, which touts itself as a national movement connecting veterans, employers and schools, named Bills Ohio Veteran of the Year 2026 in June, advancing him to its national competition, where he is vying for the Veteran of the Year title in the higher education category. [More]
Obituaries on June 19th, 2026
Sherry Wappelhorst
Sherry L. Wappelhorst, age 65, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Thomas Fettig
Thomas V. Fettig, 89, Lima, died at 3:38 a.m. June 16, 2026, at The Springs of Lima. [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 19th, 2026
Mercer Co. gets $370K grant to widen Philothea Rd.
CELINA - Mercer County has landed a $375,000 grant to widen a stretch of Philothea Road in Butler Township to support numerous agri-businesses and enhance safety.
Wally Post Athletic Complex nearly complete
New St. Henry press box began in mid-April
ST. HENRY- Football games at St. Henry's Wally Post Athletic Complex may look a little different this fall, as the district's athletic boosters put the finishing touches on a new press box.
Locos sweep Mariners
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
After having their game suspended on Tuesday and a planned doubleheader washed out Wednesday, Grand Lake and Lima finally resumed the oldest rivalry in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League on Thursday at Simmons Field in Lima.
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