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.
Another rural county sewer system will be built sometime next year, which should ease pressure from the EPA for the county to provide sewer service to nearly 100 homes west of Celina.
The sewer extension would serve the Menchhofer Woods subdivision and a portion of Fleetfoot Road. EPA testing has shown signs of failing septic systems in the area and most of the properties are not large enough to comply with new state sewage rules that take effect next year. [More]
WAPAKONETA - A 19-year-old St. Marys man will spend six months in the county jail for driving drunk and crashing his car into a home while fleeing from law enforcement.
Travis Paulus, 316 Beech St., St. Marys, also was sentenced to five years comm [More]
Anna Pauline DeLong, 82, of St. Marys, died Nov. 29, 2006, at Otterbein Retirement Living Community, after a battle of two and a half years with ovarian cancer. [More]
Celina city officials are preparing to do some updates to the aging water plant now that it is clear the city will be operating the plant for the foreseeable future.
ST. MARYS - A swell of swimmers last summer doubled the attendance numbers at the St. Marys Community Pool. And, more good news is that pool fees will not increase for next season.
