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.
Today 80° Today 80° slight chance chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 78° Tomorrow 78° chance likely 59° 59° likely
Friday, April 12th, 2024
By Michael Frank
CELINA - Bookworms and literature buffs alike will be out in full force this weekend.
The Grand Lake Area Literature Festival will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Tri Star on State Route 703.
Co-chairs Chris Noble and Beth Keuneke noted that this is the third year for the event, and interest continues to grow. [More]
Obituaries on April 12th, 2024
Robert L. Berger, age 84 of North Star, died on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at his home in North Star. [More]
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Subscriber stories on April 12th, 2024
Roads are flooded, creeks overflowing
CELINA - Storms on Thursday dumped another few inches of rain on already heavily statured ground in Mercer County, with swollen river and creek levels threatening to crest well into the evening.
CHICKASAW - Village councilors have taken the first step toward raising water rates to keep up with escalating operating expenses at the treatment plant.
CELINA - Shortly after eclipse watchers lowered their gaze from the heavens on Monday afternoon, Google searches for "hurt eyes" exploded.
In Ohio alone, the search spiked exponentially, especially in Columbus, Lima, Dayton, Cincinnati and Cleveland.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school board members on Wednesday awarded numerous contracts.
They issued one-year contracts to new employees Jordyn Tr
Area teams brave the rain to compete at Fort Recovery track
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery swept what turned out to be a quint-meet at Barrenbrugge Athletic Park on a rainy Thursday afternoon.
Originally scheduled as a hexa-meet, the action was delayed half an hour by lightning around 5 p.m., and when it resumed, Coldwater's team went home.