Flood Warning issued September 19 at 10:54AM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:40 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 13.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
A public meeting will be held on whether the EPA should allow an increase in elevation of the Celina Sanitary Landfill in rural Franklin Township.
The Mercer County Solid Waste Policy Committee approved a resolution that will allow Allied Waste Co. - which runs the Celina Sanitary Landfill - to hold the mandated meeting instead of the Ohio EPA. However, the committee will request that an EPA official be present at the meeting, which is tentatively scheduled to happen sometime in September. [More]
With just one regular season game remaining, the Grand Lake Mariners picked the right time to be playing their best baseball.
Brenden Stines and two relievers combined to throw a three-hit shutout leading Grand Lake to a 3-0 victory over Lake Erie at Jim Hoess Field on Thursday night. [More]
Ruth "Esther" Henke, 89, died at 11:06 a.m. July 27, 2006, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney. She was a resident of Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Thirty employees of the Celina Sanitary Landfill could lose their jobs if an expansion application is not approved by the Ohio EPA Director and the Allied Waste Co.-owned facility is forced to close down.
A 17-year-old Celina boy who entered a Hopewell Township home June 1 and attempted to engage in sexual activity with a minor will be tried as an adult.
NEW BREMEN - Parking has become a valuable commodity in downtown New Bremen, leading village councilors to place limits on the length of time vehicles can be parked on village property.
ST. MARYS - Communication is the key that will open up the western branch of the Auglaize County municipal court and county officials anticipate opening the office in a few weeks.
St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Osgood was established a century ago and its members are preparing to celebrate its rich history.
Parishioners are planning a 100th anniversary celebration at the church on Aug. 6. A 10:30 a.m. Mass will be officiated by Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk.
