Flood Warning issued September 19 at 9:56PM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:40 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 13.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Friday, October 16th, 2015
Obituaries on October 16th, 2015
Martha Marie Rismiller age 95, of Rossburg, near North Star passed away at 8:41 A.M. on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. [More]
Billie Bliss Buck, 87, formerly of 106 Lakeland Blvd, Celina, died 4:44 A.M. Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at White Memorial Hospital in Monticello, Indiana. [More]
Patricia Short, 75, Montezuma, died this morning, Oct. 16, 2015.
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Stories on October 16th, 2015
Grad program director says common to "make the same stupid mistake 20 years later"
CELINA - The key to success is learning from the past and drawing on experience.
That was the message given Thursday morning by Wright State Univer
Election 2015
ST. MARYS - Two former city council members are competing for city council president on the Nov. 3 ballot.
James Harris and Lyndella Andrews hope to succeed current president Dan Hoelscher, who is retiring at the end of the year.
Election 2015
CHICKASAW - Voters in Chickasaw will decide whether to renew a five-year, 3-mill operating levy at the Nov. 3 general election.
The levy, according
CELINA - State Democrats, who recently lost five House seats, diminishing their rank to 34 members, are committed to remaining politically relevant and greater conveyors of their message of broad prosperity.
CELINA - Retired teacher Phil Long was named the Mercer County Democrat of the Year on Thursday night at the party's fall dinner at the Celina Eagles
MINSTER - A woman safely escaped a fire that caused extensive damage to her home in the 200 block of North Hanover Street on Thursday.
Deb Perts, w
ST. MARYS - Students at Memorial High School on Thursday morning were temporarily evacuated after a blower motor malfunctioned and smoke filled one of the classrooms.
CELINA - A child suffered minor injuries Thursday after her bicycle was struck by an SUV at a busy city intersection.
The 12-year-old Celina girl was taken to Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, Celina Police Chief Tom Wale said. Her name and condition were not released.
CELINA - A Celina Aluminum Precision Technology employee received an international award for her work on a quality assurance audit.
Shirley Gross [More]
COLDWATER - Thursday's Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball title match at the Palace lived up to every inch of the hype.
Coldwater fought its way to a 2-0 lead with wins of 25-21 and 25-22, only to have St. Henry storm back to take the next two sets 27-25 and 25-23 to force a fifth game. [More]
ST. MARYS - In a Western Buckeye League winner-take-all volleyball match at St. Marys Thursday night, Ottawa-Glandorf prevailed 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19 to claim its fourth straight league title.
MAC Cross Country Championships
COLDWATER - The Midwest Athletic Conference cross country trophies belonged to the teams from Minster - every single one of them.
The Wildcat junior high and high school teams scored a clean sweep over the field at Cavalier Stadium on Thursday. [More]
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina volleyball team finished WBL play at 7-2 with a three-set win over Kenton on Thursday. Celina won by scores of 25-6, 25-17 and 25-14.
All-Western Ohio Soccer League Team
Lehman Catholic captured the top honors in girls soccer and Botkins did likewise in boys soccer as the Western Ohio Soccer League announced its all-league selections.
Local pictures on October 16th, 2015