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
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
By Abigail Miller
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery officials plan to seek a second opinion after they received an estimate of nearly $10 million for a new upgraded wastewater treatment system earlier this month.
At the village council's regular meeting on Monday, village administrator Aaron Rengers said Kleinfelder, a Defiance-based engineering firm, sent him an engineer's estimate of $9.67 million to overhaul the village's wastewater treatment system on May 8. [More]
Obituaries on May 19th, 2026
Lucille Stahl, age 94, of St. Henry, died on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Trustwell Living in Celina. [More]
Michael Herbert Stein, age 71, of Fort Recovery, passed away peacefully at his home at 8:48 AM on Sunday, May 17, 2026. [More]
Joe Chaney, 88, Mendon, died May 18, 2026, at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing [More]
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Subscriber stories on May 19th, 2026
CELINA - School board members will likely convene a special meeting in the next few weeks to settle on a student occupancy date for the new grades 7-12 building.
FORT RECOVERY - After a brief work session on Monday, Fort Recovery Board of Education members discussed the district's cybersecurity protocols and heard an update on upgrades at Barrenbrugge Athletic Park.
MINSTER - A powerhouse architecture, engineering and planning firm has solidified its presence in the state with the strategic opening of a new office in northeast Ohio.
CELINA - A 38-year-old Greenville woman was arrested for drug possession, and a 30-year-old Celina man was arrested for vandalism, all over the weekend in Mercer County.