Flood watch in effect today

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for parts of the Tristate from 6 p.m. today to 6 p.m. Sunday. Areas in the watch include Dearborn, Ripley and Switzerland counties in Indiana; Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Kenton and Pendleton counties in Kentucky; and Brown, Clermont, Hamilton and Highland counties in Ohio. The watch means the ground is saturated and conditions are right for small streams to flood if there is more heavy rain.

Lightning strikes second home

MASON - Residents on Wrenwood Drive might be getting a little nervous. For the second time in six months, a home there has been struck by lighting. The lightning strike sparked a fire that caused $30,000 in damage to the house.

MADD provides 500 cab rides

The Care Cab program sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving Southwestern Ohio and AAA Cincinnati provided more than 500 free rides to people who felt unable to drive home safely during the New Year's Eve holiday.

DON'T MISS THIS

Learn about owls and enjoy a winter walk through the woods at Owling Under A Winter Moon from 7-8:30 p.m. today at Caldwell Nature Preserve, 430 W. North Bend, Carthage. Bring your favorite stories to share by the fire. Information: (513) 761-4313.

TRAFFIC WATCH

• Hicks Boulevard is closed between Nilles Road and Ohio 4 in Fairfield until sometime Sunday while crews replace a gas main.

• Lesourdsville-West Chester Road will be closed Tuesday between Cincinnati-Dayton Road and Steeple Chase Way while crews install a new guardrail. It is expected to reopen the week of Jan. 12.