Thursday, May 9th, 2019 | The Daily Standard

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.

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Thursday, May 9th, 2019

Autopsy: Former area man likely shot himself to death

By Sydney Albert

UNION CITY - Preliminary autopsy results on a former Fort Recovery man who died during a shootout with police indicate he died from a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to an Indiana State Police new release.

Michael R. Evans, 38, was found dead by the Randolph County SWAT team after an incident in which he opened fire on Union City, Indiana, police officers, according to the release. [More]

League champs

Celina locks up title share with win

By Colin Foster

By COLIN FOSTER
cfoster@dailystandard.com

WAPAKONETA - Celina beat rival St. Marys on Senior Day Monday.

Not even that win, however, could rival how they felt Wednesday.

Emily Keith, Gracie Chilcoat and Taylor Turner all had run-producing hits, Maddy Luebke pitched five innings of no-hit softball - and the Bulldogs claimed a share of their first WBL championship since 2012 with a 4-1 victory over Wapakoneta. [More]

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Mercer County

Health officials report 3 more hep A cases

CELINA - Three new cases of hepatitis A have increased the number of reported cases in Mercer County from two to five since March, according to information released at Wednesday's county health board's meeting.

Council moves to replace levy

CHICKASAW - Village residents will likely be asked on the November ballot to replace a 3-mill, five-year levy.

Council members on Wednesday gave fi

Man pleads not guilty in jail incidents

Minster resident faces 11 felonies

CELINA - A Minster man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to 11 felony charges in connection with recent incidents at the Mercer County jail, including an inmate's overdose and an attack on two corrections officers.

Parkway voters OK replacement levy

ROCKFORD - More than 60% of voters in Parkway Local School District on Tuesday approved replacing the district's permanent improvement levy, according to unofficial results.

Doggone Good

Celina off to good start at league meet

ST. MARYS - The first day of the Western Buckeye League Track and Field Championships was a solid one for both Celina and meet host St. Marys.

The Bulldogs picked up a win each in the boys' and girls' divisions while the Roughriders captured one championship.

Area Roundup

Redskins defeat Indians

Compiled by Colin Foster

Last year's co-MAC baseball champions - St. Henry and Fort Recovery - met in the conference finale on Thursday.

And the Redskins kept their MAC title hopes alive with a 12-2, six-inning victory in Fort Recovery.

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