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.
The city of Celina may harvest the algae in Grand Lake to create methane gas and carbon dioxide if a proposed pilot study at the water treatment plant is authorized and found viable.
Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan informed city council members on Tuesday night of what he called a drinking water source protection project. [More]
OSGOOD - A blaring radio roused a sleeping family after lightning struck their home and sparked a disastrous fire early Tuesday morning.
Now Shawn and Missy Tuente and their four children, ranging in age from 15 months to 9 years, are left to salvage belongings from the shell of the house at 14701 Reed Road. Osgood Fire Chief Frank Miller lists the damage as extensive and estimates the loss at nearly $200,000. [More]
MINSTER - Local councilors took the initial step toward a much-needed facelift for the Miami and Erie Canal on Tuesday night, giving first reading to an ordinance authorizing the mayor to petition the Auglaize County Commissioners for improvements.
If approved at the county level, the ditch petition could pave the way for work to be done as early as 2010. [More]
One Grand Lake advocate says the Ohio Senate's proposal to permit drilling for oil and gas in state parks for the financial benefit of the parks is not a sustainable, dependable source of funding.
Available from lake or roadway, the new Zuma Bait and Stuff is selling a wide variety of live and frozen bait and fishing equipment.
Chris Clark and Rick Holsinger own the bait shop at 6600 Bruce Road, off state Route 219 between Montezuma and Windy Point. It is across from the new Shockers bar.
When Tony Stewart purchased Eldora Speedway in the fall of 2004, many fans were hoping the Rushville, Ind., native would add another big race or two to the Eldora schedule.
Eldora Speedway once again becomes the center of the racing world this week with the fifth annual Prelude to the Dream.
The high-banked, one-half mile clay oval was once voted by fans the second-most popular race track in the country, behind only the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Schedule of events for local athletes at the 2009 State Track and Field Championships in Columbus (Local individuals and relays, with heat, lane or flight assignment listed in parenthees).
