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.
66° 66° chance likely Sun 79° Sun 79° likely 56° 56° Mon 67° Mon 67° chance
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Pavel "Pasha" Cherepanov, 24, helps twins Darin and Theron Mott with their art projects during a recent class at Mercer County Head Start in Celina. Cherepanov, a chemist, moved to the area from Russia less than two years ago and is volunteering his time at the school while the government finalizes paperwork allowing him to work in the U.S.

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Preschooler Daniel Reedy circles the towering man in his classroom and offers a loving hug before joining the other students in a circle on the floor.
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