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.
After receiving a taste of spring weather last week, winter's return to the area Monday is keeping rescue workers and road crews busy.
A Level 1 ice/winter storm advisory issued in Mercer County at 4:42 p.m. Monday was still in place as of press time today. The sheriff's office advised people to use extreme caution when driving as roadways are ice covered and hazardous. [More]
Area schools chalked up another day of missed classes today following a snow and ice storm that struck Monday afternoon.
Although kids throughout the Grand Lake area may like it, at least one school district is squashing that excitement by scheduling make-up classes in the summer.
A Fort Recovery area hog and fish farmer with a history of pollution and manure management violations was sentenced recently in Darke County Municipal Court.
