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.
Today 80° Today 80° slight chance chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 78° Tomorrow 78° chance likely 59° 59° likely
Saturday, July 29th, 2006
By William Kincaid
Rockford residents will be able to vote on future polices and resolutions of councilman Eugene Steiners's fledgling Rockford Area Development Corporation - for a small price.
The proposed non-profit corporation's steering committee established its bylaws in July - which must be approved by the Ohio Secretary of State before activated - including membership requirements and guidelines. [More]
Obituaries on July 29th, 2006
Gary Van Den Bosch, 55, 811 W. Butler St., Coldwater, died 7:35 a.m. Friday at the Cleveland Clinic of natural causes. [More]
Robert W. Bud Niemeyer, 81, 06701 Road 66A, died 2:40 a.m. Friday at Valley Nursing Home, St.Marys. [More]
Former Rockford and Van Wert resident, Josephine E. Samples, 90, died at 7:47 a.m. July 28, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Dorothy I. Worley, 73, of Celina, died July 27, 2006, at Colonial Nursing Center, Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on July 29th, 2006
Subscriber stories on July 29th, 2006
With corn in tassel, sunflowers standing tall and days hotter than blazes, the Auglaize County Fair opens on Monday with ribbon cutting at noon at the front gate on Auglaize Street.
Mercer County's newest swim team, the Fort Recovery Eels, drew more than 100 team members who competed in this summer's swim season.
Organizers Jill Hull and Leslie Muhlenkamp are thrilled at the supportive response from parents and the community.
GREENVILLE - It appears that the late nights are good nights for the Coldwater ACME team.
After losing its restarted game to Defiance 5-2 to drop i