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.
Mercer County Commissioners were warned Thursday that the county could end up having to pay a federal penalty due to the high error rate in food stamp cases across Ohio.
The news came despite the fact that Mercer County annually ranks among the top counties statewide for maintaining low error rates, county Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS) Director Dale Borger said. [More]
NEW BREMEN - The first of two businesses looking to set up shop in the Bunker Hill Industrial Park received approval for its proposed plat when the New Bremen Planning Commission met Thursday night.
Developer Larry Leffel plans to construct an 80-by-75-foot building to house a nationally known industrial supply operation. Initially, plans call for a 6,000-square-foot facility, with the possibility of doubling the size at some point in the future. [More]
The Celina volleyball team is past the halfway point of the Western Buckeye League season and the Green and White have yet to lose a league contest.
On Thursday night, Celina (10-4 overall) made it 5-0 in the WBL following a dominating performance over a hapless Elida squad as the home team rolled 25-12, 25-8 and 25-12. [More]
Former Mercer County resident Leslie L. "Bill" Roehm, 80, of Bellbrook, died Sept. 27, 2006, at his residence. Death was due to a short battle with cancer. [More]
ST. HENRY - Village residents enjoying the grassy openness and walking paths in St. Henry's South Park now can take a seat in the new gazebo.
Village employee Bob Borgerding envisioned the entire layout of the gazebo before drafting a preliminary sketch and then constructing the entire structure.
Celina Planning Commission members gave the go-ahead for two projects Thursday, including a new Cingular Wireless cell phone tower and a triplex that will replace a home that has fallen into serious disrepair.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers did what no other team has done this year - twice in fact - but they still didn't have enough to beat the Versailles Tigers.
A week after suffering a heart-wrenching loss to Elida to lose a portion of the lead in the Western Buckeye League girls soccer title race, Celina went back into the fire facing always-tough Ottawa-Glandorf just to stay a match back in the league standings.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavalier volleyball team posted their first Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season as they overcame a sluggish first game and went on to steam roll the Parkway Panthers 26-24, 25-19, 25-16 on Thursday night at Coldwater High School.
