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.
Today 80° Today 80° slight chance chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 78° Tomorrow 78° chance likely 59° 59° likely
Monday, August 13th, 2012
By Mike Ernst
ROSSBURG - Rob Winks etched his name into the Eldora Speedway record books on Saturday night, while Joey Kremer and Barney Craig returned to victory lane with exciting victories during Family Fun Night.
Winks, from Piqua, led flag-to-flag to win t [More]
Obituaries on August 13th, 2012
David Orrin Paul, 75, New Bremen, died Aug. 10, 2012, at Auglaize Acres, Wapakoneta. [More]
Rhea B. Swander, 76, Ohio City, died at 8:10 a.m. Aug. 10, 2012, at CHP-Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert. [More]
Local pictures on August 13th, 2012
Subscriber stories on August 13th, 2012
CELINA - 4-H members Lilly Vagedes of Coldwater, Emily Meyer of Maria Stein and Lauren Hartings of St. Henry stitched their way to outstanding ribbons at this year's Mercer County Fair.
Veyance Technologies
ST. MARYS - United Steelworkers today announced ratification of a four-year contract covering employees at the Veyance Technologies plant in St. Marys.
WAYNESFIELD - A 44-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon when a falling tree struck him.
Carl J. "Jay Bird" Cummins of Waynesfield was seriously injured at a residence on Pusheta Road near Fryburg about 4 p.m. He was taken to Lima Memorial Hospital, where he later died.
GRAND LAKE - The annual drawing for a chance to use 67 waterfowl blind sites for hunting on Grand Lake will be held Aug. 18 at the Mercer Wildlife Area.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, folks, but summer is dwindling.
High school sports puts the rubber to the road within the next week or two, and the back-to-school preparations are starting to hit full throttle.