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, February 9th, 2015
Two Parkway teachers donate their kidneys to help save others
By Kathy Thompson
ROCKFORD - Two Parkway Elementary School second-grade teachers are being called "angels" and "lifesavers" after donating vital organs to people close to them.
Deb Kirby, 40, Celina, and Kay Brandt, 56, Rockford, each donated a kidney last year.
Kirby donated to her mother, Pat Koeller, 66, St. Paris. Brandt intended to donate to a total stranger but ended up donating to family friend Ted Bollenbacher, 62, Rockford. [More]
Obituaries on February 9th, 2015
Richard G. Luelleman, 94, New Bremen, died at 11:10 p.m. Feb. 6, 2015, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Florence M. Vallo, 94, Minster, died Feb. 6, 2015, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
Dorothy M. Zumberge, 80, Chickasaw, died Feb. 5, 2015.
Arrangements are pendi [More]
Local pictures on February 9th, 2015
Subscriber stories on February 9th, 2015
CELINA - Lake Improvement Association members this year want to raise money, promote the lake and surrounding area, get more local residents involved and improve water quality.
CELINA - Three local residents were arrested on drug charges in separate incidents Sunday.
At 1:42 a.m., officers investigating a report of a possi
A Troy man found inside a vehicle on a rural St. Marys road Saturday night reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The name of the 55-year-old man was not released by the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office.
Short-handed Redskins suffer second loss of the season
CELINA - St. Henry tried to get back into the game after trailing by 15 to Celina at halftime.
The Bulldogs didn't let that happen. A double dose of Hoyng made sure of that.
ST. HENRY - When the outside game was not working, St. Marys went inside. And the results were just what the Roughriders needed to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys' Jaden Heitkamp became a two-time Western Buckeye League wrestling champion after winning the 170-pound title at Saturday's league tournament held at Hermiller Gymnasium in Ottawa.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Wapakoneta assured itself of claiming boys' and girls' West Ohio High School Bowling Conference titles after both teams won during Saturday's action at Westgate Lanes in Lima.