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.
David Kent Hiatt, age 55, of Celina, Ohio passed away at 1:57 a.m. on Monday September 28, 2015 at the Lima Memorial Hospital after a brief Illness. [More]
Oct. 25 event in memory of Kevin Bittinger, all who served in the U.S. armed forces
WAPAKONETA - An area family is organizing a new 5K race this year in memory of Senior Airman Kevin Bittinger and all who have served in the armed forces. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - The planned restoration of the village's 101-foot-tall obelisk monument - dedicated in 1913 to memorialize U.S. soldiers killed during the Indian Wars - has been pushed back until next year.
Add pumpkins to the list of crops hurt by the wet spring and summer.
Jim Menchhofer of Menchhofer Farm in Coldwater said his 5-acre pumpkin patch typically yields large number of pumpkins weighing between 15 and 20 pounds. This year, most pumpkins are in the 6-8 pound range.
ST. MARYS - The number one rushing defense in the Western Buckeye League squared off against the number one rushing offense Friday night at Skip Baughman Stadium in St. Marys.
Aaron Nietfeld rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns and Marion Local stayed perfect on the season with a 35-13 win over Anna at Booster Field in Shelby County.
Connor Niese rushed for 162 yards and scored twice as Ottawa-Glandorf moved to 5-1 on the season with a 33-6 win over Defiance at Titan Stadium in Ottawa.
Trent Young, Will Krup, Jacob Hawkins and Ray Bollinger each won $1,000 UMP Modified feature races during the second night of DIRTcar Fall Nationals action at Eldora Speedway.
