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°
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Obituaries on January 14th, 2010
St. Peter native Mary Lou Hughes, 71, of Dayton, died Jan. 8, 2010, at her daughter's home in Virginia Beach, Va. [More]
George Kerns, 55, 523 Maple St., Celina, and formerly of Maine, California and Indiana, died at 10:25 a.m. Jan. 13, 2010, at his home. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Martha Helen Yenser, 66, 905 N. Walnut St., Celina, died at 4:25 p.m. Dec. 23, 2009. [More]
Stories on January 14th, 2010
The Rev. Richard VanHorn, a retired Mercer County pastor, e-mailed his wife from Haiti on Wednesday to say, "We're OK, and boy do I have a story to t
Frozen Celina pond offers inline hockey players a unique experience
About 20 boys strapped on skates over the weekend for a few games of ice hockey in Celina.
Where's the ice rink in Celina you ask? It's on a pond behind Matt Berry's home in the Wheatland Acres housing subdivision. [More]
ST. MARYS - Board members kicked off the new year with a full agenda Wednesday night and comments of unrest from several community members on a wide variety of matters, including location of the athletic facility and demolition of the present high school building.
Judge orders Jesse McDermitt to serve maximum sentence
WAPAKONETA - A 19-year-old St. Marys man gave a brief apology Wednesday morning before a judge ordered him to serve four years in prison for placing a homemade bomb at a gas station 13 months ago. [More]
Fort Recovery schools
FORT RECOVERY - The school district's technology department will reduce spending by nearly $10,000 in fiscal year 2010 by focusing its resources on a terminal server and related equipment.
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Voters will decide the fate of a 1-mill permanent improvement levy renewal in May as a result of action taken by the New Bremen Local Schools board of education Monday night.
Top MAC Matchup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
If the second meeting between Fort Recovery and Coldwater is as exciting as the first, Friday night will bring a classic battle.
Battle of Grand Lake
A pair of teams playing their best basketball of the season will matchup at McBroom Gymnasium on Friday night as Grand Lake rivals Celina and St. Marys meet up in their annual Western Buckeye League tilt.
One More Curtain Call
After hovering near the middle of the pack in the Midwest Athletic Conference for several seasons, the winter of 1992-1993 was remarkable for Fort Recovery boy's coach Jeff Roessner and his Indians, as they forged through the regular season with a 17-3 mark.
Tonight
St. Marys (4-4, 2-0 WBL) at Celina (7-2, 2-0 WBL)
The ladies' version of the Battle of Grand Lake pits two teams currently sharing a portion of the WBL lead.
Local pictures on January 14th, 2010