Flood Warning issued September 19 at 9:56PM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...Until Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:40 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 13.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
$50,000 awarded to Mendon and to Franklin Township
Two Mercer County communities will receive a total of $100,000 of $500,000 in Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) public recreation grants. [More]
ST. HENRY - While students and teachers began enjoying their summer break in early June, school officials were scrambling behind the scene to find an immediate solution to the floor crisis - avoiding what could have resulted in a drawn-out, heated court battle.
FORT RECOVERY - Students within the Fort Recovery school district are performing well academically, but not well enough when compared to those overseas, according to Superintendent David Riel.
Michael Swary's 22-yard touchdown reception with one minute left in the game gave Defiance a come-from-behind 28-27 win over St. Marys at Brown Stadium in Defiance, giving the Roughriders their first loss of the season while the Bulldogs get their first win.
ST. HENRY - A pair of trends continued at the Wally Post Athletic Complex Friday night, as the St. Henry train kept rolling and Marion Local experienced another derailment.
ANNA - Despite a stumble out of the gates last week against New Bremen, the Anna Rockets served notice that they're going to be a force to be reckoned with in the Midwest Athletic Conference this year with a convincing 48-20 win over perennial powerhouse Versailles on Friday night.
MINSTER - It was Minster's wishbone rushing attack against Fort Recovery's passing offense on Friday night, but in the end, Minster was able to add a little passing while preventing Fort Recovery from mounting any running game in a 28-6 win for the Wildcats.
ROCKFORD - The St. John's Blue Jays used a balanced offensive attack and a solid defensive effort to dominate the Parkway Panthers, 43-7, in a Midwest Athletic Conference contest Friday at Panther Stadium in Parkway's home opener.
COLDWATER - Coldwater broke open the offense in a major way on Friday, piling up nearly 500 yards as the Cavaliers improve to 3-0 with a 56-7 decision over New Bremen in the home opener at Cavalier Stadium.
Minster took a rare Midwest Athletic Conference trimatch on Thursday at Arrowhead, shooting a 151 to take the win. New Bremen was second with 176 with Fort Recovery a stroke back at 177.
