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, September 30th, 2016
By Colin Foster
MINSTER - The Minster Wildcats had Marion Local out-of-sync and out-of-system as they built a nine-point lead in the third set and headed toward a 2-1 lead.
That changed in a hurry.
The Flyers, trailing 16-7 in the third set, closed on a furious 18-4 run and rode that momentum to a 25-18 fourth-set victory to end the match with a 3-1 result on Thursday night at Wildcat Gymnasium. [More]
Obituaries on September 30th, 2016
Fr. Richard Riedel, C.PP.S., 90, died at 9:20 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2 [More]
Terry Anne Keiser, age 61, of St. Marys, and formerly of Rockford, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at her residence. [More]
Cecilia T. Albers, 79, Fort Loramie, died on Sept. 29, 2016, at her residence.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie. [More]
Local pictures on September 30th, 2016
Subscriber stories on September 30th, 2016
CELINA - Mercer County elections officials on Thursday vouched for the integrity of the voting process.
They noted that, among other protections, a bipartisan team oversees the process and hackers can't break into voting machines.
Eischen held on $500,000 bond
FORT RECOVERY - Investigators are looking more closely at an Aug. 5 juvenile abuse case involving a man suspected of killing a 4-year-old on Sunday.
COLDWATER - When the third set of Thursday's volleyball match ended, the momentum was truly in Coldwater's direction.
The Cavaliers beat New Bremen 25-11 to take a 2-1 lead in the MAC contest and looked ready to close the door in the fourth set.
Thursday's Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Colin Foster
Celina and St. Marys will play semifinal matches in all five brackets of the Western Buckeye League
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster earned a place in next week's Division III boys golf district tournament with a third-place finish at the sectional on Thursday at Colonial Golfers Club in Lima.