Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
57° 57° Mon 67° Mon 67° likely 54° 54° slight chance Tue 67° Tue 67°
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Obituaries on January 11th, 2010
Mary Ann Baumer, 83, 180 N. Garfield St., Minster, died today, Jan. 11, 2010, a [More]
Christopher Michael Bertke, 33, 212 Lakeview Drive, Celina, died of natural causes at 1:10 p.m. Jan. 10, 2010, at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Former Mercer County resident Gene L. Ireland, 69, of Bluffton, Ind., died at 2:45 p.m. Jan. 8, 2010, at his residence. [More]
Marilyn L. Jones, 83, 325 N. Main St., St. Marys, died at 11:25 a.m. Jan. 8, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Dorothy C. Riethman, 89, of Minster, died Jan. 9, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Stories on January 11th, 2010
MINSTER - Linda Winner sits on her living room floor putting the last stitches in a unique T-shirt quilt saluting the athletic and academic accomplishments of the Minster Wildcats.
Mercer County Commissioner Jerry Laffin - who is starting his 30th year as a county commissioner - was appointed chairman of the board for 2010 during a special session this morning.
ST. HENRY - At the start of the Celina-St. Henry boys basketball matchup, it appeared that the game was turning into a shootout.
At the end, the Bulldogs had more ammunition. [More]
Cenzie Yoder is not known for shooting three-pointers, and the one she shot in the closing seconds of Saturday's game wasn't exactly planned.
Not that Brian Stetler and the Celina Bulldog faithful are complaining.
ST. HENRY - Early on during Saturday's game at the St. Henry Middle School, Marion Local head coach Treva Fortkamp called a timeout and gave her team a not-so-subtle tongue lashing and her squad responded.
Local Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's boys basketball teams is off to the best start in the last 24 years after the Cavaliers beat Perry 72-51 at The Palace on Saturday night.
Local pictures on January 11th, 2010