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
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
Obituaries on March 15th, 2017
Florence E. Gause, 95, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 2:25 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at her home. [More]
Roger Lee Wilson, age 93 of Celina, Ohio passed away at 10:15 p.m. on Monday March 13, 2017 at the Otterbein Home in St. Marys. [More]
Dale F. Grimes, Sr., 95, formerly of New Knoxville, Ohio, died 11:10 A.M. Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
John C. Koewler, 45, of Maplewood, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 10:15 PM on Herring Road in Port Jefferson from the result of an automobile accident. [More]
Mary H. Meiring, 92, Fort Recovery, died on March 14, 2017, at Briarwood Villag [More]
Leah Mullins Taylor, 31, St Marys, died on March 12, 2017, at Miami Valley Hosp [More]
Rita A. Zehringer, 88, Fort Recovery, died on March 14, 2017, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Larry A. Snook, 71, Celina, died at 9:59 p.m. March 14, 2017, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Stories on March 15th, 2017
CELINA - City officials this week agreed to focus on their own sidewalk responsibilities before targeting damaged walks in front of residences.
Safety service director Tom Hitchcock at a commitee meeting this week displayed a trove of about 2,260 pictures of sidewalk sections needing repairs.
CELINA - City officials plan to spend nearly $1.7 million this year to improve deteriorating residential streets and underlying water lines.
City council members at a committee meeting this week met to learn about the upcoming work. [More]
COLDWATER - School officials are considering giving the high school gym's bleachers a facelift.
Athletic director Eric Goodwin told school board members on Tuesday that while the bleachers in the Palace were in overall good shape, the steps and railings were not up to code.
ST. HENRY - A new passenger van may be added to the school district's fleet of vehicles.
School board members on Tuesday authorized the Southwest Ohio Educational Purchasing Council to advertise and receive bids on the board's behalf for the van.
College Notes
The Wright State University-Lake Campus baseball team is out to its best start in the program's short history.
After Sunday's doubleheader sweep of Clark State at Nischwitz Stadium on the main campus in Fairborn, the Raiders are 6-1.
Local pictures on March 15th, 2017