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.
CELINA - A Celina man is in Mercer County jail on felony charges of suspected child abuse involving his infant son.
Michael Toler, 24, 605 E. Livingston St., Celina, has been charged with a second-degree felony of felonious assault and a second-degree felony of endangering children, according to Celina Municipal Court records. [More]
COLDWATER - Coldwater's Amanda Kahlig stopped and popped from 12 yards out. Her shot sailed over the head of Allen East goalie Kassidy Reneau and into the net to put her team in front 2-1.
The Cavs held on from there.
Grace Bruns was a wall in net all evening and Maura Hoying scored two goals, including the icing-on-the-cake goal with 6:52 remaining, as Coldwater defeated Allen East 3-1 in Western Ohio Soccer League play Monday at Cavalier Stadium. [More]
Mercer County has maintained the state's lowest unemployment rate for the fifth consecutive month.
August's rate was 3.0 percent, down slightly from 3.1 percent in July, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
ROCKFORD - Two Rockford residents are in custody after drug-related arrests on Monday.
Andrew A. Leininger, 31, and Ashley M. Leininger, 33, both of 4729 Tama Road, Rockford, were in the Mercer County jail this morning after a search warrant was executed at their residence.
ROCKFORD - Parkway's 8-6 record coming into Monday night is a bit misleading. All six losses have come to teams ranked in the state volleyball coaches' poll.
