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 - Mercer County Board of Elections members on Tuesday morning opted not to investigate allegations that the filers and circulators of petitions concerning a failed recall effort in late 2021 committed election falsification.
ST. MARYS - Instead of a cheerful "hello" from a human at the front desk, a chorus of curious barks welcomes customers as they enter K9to5 Doggy Daycare in St. Marys.
ROCKFORD - Vilalge councilor Rick Shindeldecker unexpectedly announced his resignation from council effective immediately after Tuesday evening's regular meeting.
MINSTER - Village councilors took another step toward meeting an Environmental Protection Agency mandate Tuesday night by authorizing bids on the installation of two water wells as part of a $690,000 wastewater treatment plant project.
FORT RECOVERY - A poultry farm authorized to house up to 196,040 laying hens is seeking a five-year permit to operate renewal from the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Mercer County once again had the lowest joblessness in Ohio in August, although its unemployment rate rose slightly.
Mercer County's unemployment rate increased to 2.5% in August, up from 2.2% in July, according to an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services news release.
NEW BREMEN - After Marion Local made a run late in the first set, New Bremen closed out the next two more emphatically.
The Cardinals picked up a 25-18, 25-10, 25-15 win in a Midwest Athletic Conference game at the Nest on Tuesday to move to 11-1 and 4-0 in the MAC. [More]
The Celina girls golf team captured the first official Western Buckeye League tournament championship by winning a tiebreaker over Defiance on Tuesday at Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton. [More]
Parkway earned a 25-17, 25-18, 26-24 victory in a Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball match at Panther Gymnasium on Tuesday, giving coach Jordan Henkle his 100th career win.
