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
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A bill giving a majority of Ohio adoptees access to their adoption records is expected to be signed into law today by Gov. John Kasich.
The Ohio Adoptee Bill will give an estimated 400,000 adults adopted between 1964 and 1996 access to official records including their birth certificates. Currently, the information is only released to that population through a court order. [More]
Last Curtain Call
By Robb Hemmelgarn
Jerry Schacht hasn't diagrammed a play, blown a whistle or instituted strategic adjustments at halftime of a boys basketball game in many years.
The 77-year-old's body hasn't been a fixture in New Bremen for decades, but after speaking with him, it isn't difficult to determine his mind isn't all that far away. [More]
Obituaries on December 19th, 2013
James C. Garman, 87, a former Celina resident, passed away Dec. 17, 2013, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Ky. [More]
Richard Dean Huffman, 67, Celina, passed away at 1 a.m. on Dec. 18, 2013, at his residence with his family. [More]
Amy Nicole Martin, 29, Gallipolis, passed away peacefully Dec. 17, 2013, in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. [More]
Larry Townsend, 71, St. Marys, died suddenly Dec. 18, 2013, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on December 19th, 2013
Subscriber stories on December 19th, 2013
COLDWATER - A local hospital network expects to lose about $1.6 million annually under provisions in the Affordable Care Act.
The majority of the
VAN WERT - An 84-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle and killed while walking near the entrance of the Walmart Supercenter on Wednesday.
Janice
ST. HENRY - School board members met Wednesday to discuss how to educate students at the highest level without draining taxpayer dollars.
The board
NEW BREMEN - Karli Jones got a great reference from a New Bremen alumnus when deciding on her collegiate future.
The Cardinals' setter will head to Fort Wayne, Ind., to play for Indiana Tech next fall, signing with the NAIA school on Wednesday.
NEW BREMEN - The story of how Travis Bertelsen will go from New Bremen, Ohio to Waverly, Iowa, is unique.
New Bremen's golf standout will attend Wartburg College, an NCAA Division III school, this fall after announcing the signing on Wednesday.
Celina will try to snap six-game losing streak at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in Ottawa is about as tough as it gets for opposing boys basketball teams visiting to take on the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans.
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