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°
Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
Obituaries on December 13th, 2016
Ronald C. "Ronny" Wendel, 72, Wendelin, Ohio, died on December 11, 2016, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Gregory Paul Frazier, 69, of Celina, OH, died December 10, 2016 in Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, OH, at 4:57 pm. [More]
Jon Alan Maras, age 59, of Celina, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at his residence. [More]
David Liette, 64, St. Marys, died on Dec. 11, 2016, in the emergency department [More]
Stories on December 13th, 2016
NEW BREMEN - A hydroponic greenhouse company from Canada is planting new roots in Wapakoneta with a $250 million facility.
Golden Fresh Farms, a sprawling site along U.S. 33 at the I-75 exit, will start growing tomatoes in January for harvest in March. [More]
CELINA - Brian and Kelly Anderson have finalized the adoption of 2-year-old Maddy after a monthslong dispute with Allen County Children Services that went all the way to the Ohio Supreme Court. [More]
ST. MARYS - The city's 12 firefighter-paramedics and captain-paramedics likely will receive 2 percent pay raises each year for the next three years.
ST HENRY - The village has purchased a 66-acre lot west of town to develop a well field for the village.
The purchase was announced during Monday's
COLDWATER - Several trees in Coldwater Memorial Park must be cut down, according to a review done by an Ohio Department of Natural Resources specialist.
NEW BREMEN - A new era is set to begin for the New Bremen German Township Fire Department, council members learned Monday night.
Bob Kuck, who had served the department for 36 years, including 22 as chief, retired Nov. 30.
MINSTER - The district's choir program is poised to grow in the coming years.
Choir director Abby Brigadoi shared her plan for the program that in
ST. HENRY - School board members learned about a new tool educators use to help students expand vocabularies and use complete sentences when writing.
Coldwater grad overcomes knee injury to play key role for Eastern Michigan
A year ago, Brody Hoying was recovering from surgery and he and his Eastern Michigan football teammates were preparing to spend the holidays with family.
Local pictures on December 13th, 2016