The Daily Standard Pictures

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.

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

Photo by Tom Stankard/The Daily Standard

Kathy Bayless of Agape Ministries Inc. loads crackers onto a cart as she prepares to stock them on shelves Friday afternoon at the St. Marys food bank.

Related online story:

Food banks help fight off hunger

As the weather gets colder, more families rely on local food banks for assistance.

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey show the number of Ohioans eligible for help from food banks has increased by more than 356,000 people since the end of the Great Recession. [More]

Purchase a print of this photo.

Archive of January 3rd, 2017

Buy this E-Edition

Additional pictures on this date