Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...Until this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
FORT RECOVERY - Ruth Matchett says she couldn't help hugging and cuddling the little infant as he lay alone in a hospital nursery in the northern region of South Africa.
It was 1974, and Matchett, a medical missionary and nurse/midwife on assignment, already had a reputation for taking in babies no one else wanted. [More]
Metal thefts in the area continue to escalate right along with the price of copper, aluminum, brass, steel and tin.
Area law enforcement agencies have investigated a rash of thefts in recent months, ranging from plastic-coated copper wiring to aluminum downspouts to a 30-foot flagpole.
COLUMBUS - Ohio gubernatorial candidates Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell and U.S. Congressman Ted Strickland both admit public school funding in Ohio is dysfunctional and just isn't working anymore.
A Mercer County Jail inmate has been returned to a Toledo mental health facility after another unsuccessful suicide attempt and several scuffles with authorities.
A Celina-area man was arrested Friday night after he allegedly fired a handgun during an altercation at the home of his son.
Jerry Stanfill, 51, 6740 Wabash Road, faces charges of domestic violence and aggravated menacing. He remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail on a $350,000 bond.
