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, October 1st, 2015
Obituaries on October 1st, 2015
Richard "Dick" Moeller, 65, of Rockford, Ohio, died unexpectedly at his home early on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. [More]
Lorraine T. Mowery-Heiland, age 86, of Celina, passed away Tuesday evening, Sep [More]
Barbara Brand Jacobsen, age 63, of Waynesville, OH passed away on Monday, September 28, 2015 following a lengthy illness. [More]
Dale Dennis John "Pete" Sealscott, 70, Celina, OH, passed away on September 30, [More]
Dana L. Piper, 89, Celina, OH, passed away on September 30, 2015, at 11:05 A.M., at Mercer Heath, Coldwater, OH. [More]
Mary Zimmerman, 79, St. Marys, died Sept. 30, 2015, at Lima Memorial Health Sys [More]
Stories on October 1st, 2015
Proposed PACE facility at fairgrounds scrapped
CELINA - The state is diverting $1.5 million from a now-defunct plan to build an expo center at the fairgrounds to a new $3 million agriculture and water quality center at Wright State University-Lake Campus. [More]
CELINA - Harbor Life Ministries has paid back in full its revolving loan debt of more than $50,000 with the city.
The nonprofit Norwalk-based organization that first launched its operations in Celina 25 years ago is shutting down, spokesman Bill Rieth told the newspaper on Wednesday.
CELINA - Kremer's Guns LLC, 122 Hamilton St., has temporarily closed its indoor gun range after receiving several citations from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Toledo area office.
WAPAKONETA - A St. Marys man suspected of fleeing the scene of a crash after a high-speed chase through Auglaize and Mercer counties in July has been arrested, according to the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office.
Curtain Call
Last Friday evening, the Marion Local community toasted the 1965 football season as members of the team and coaching staff were honored prior to the [More]
Razz-Eye View
Last weekend, a moment occurred that showed high school sports involve more than just winning or losing.    Coldwater golfer Amanda Schmitmeyer was inv
The Celina football team has been in this spot a few times over the last several years - right in the playoff hunt at the midway point of the season.
Computer Points Breakdown
Unbelievably, we are already halfway through the high school football regular season. Computer points wise, my rule of thumb has always been that a team has to be in the top 16 or have at least half as many points as the eighth-place team in order to have a realistic chance at the playoffs.
The Weekly Area High School Football Preview Section
Two Minute Drill:
VERSAILLES
AT ST. HENRY
Last season: The Tigers denied a game-winning two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter an
Local pictures on October 1st, 2015