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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
By Margie Wuebker
A Mendon man who assaulted a corrections officer at the Mercer County Jail is headed to prison after a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Paul E. Kallenberger, 32, 10473 Charter St., glanced back at family members and shook his head slightly after Judge Jeffrey Ingraham imposed a 10-month sentence. Credit was given for 54 days already served since the defendant's Jan. 12 arrest and subsequent indictment on a fifth-degree felony charge of assault. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
A Mendon man who pleaded no contest to sexually molesting a 9-year-old girl is headed to prison following a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Craig A. Junod, 53, 7749 Denny Road, was remanded to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections for a period of three years. Judge Jeffrey Ingraham granted credit for 31 days already served following the April indictment. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
A Fort Recovery father, whose young daughter was injured by the family's puppy, received a suspended six-month jail sentence Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Kirk C. Steinbrunner, 21, 406 S. Wayne St., pleaded no contest Feb. 2 to an amended charge of endangering children, a first-degree misdemeanor. As part of a negotiated plea, the state reduced the charge from a third-degree felony. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Robert C. Tittle, who defense attorney David Bruns described as a 58-year-old Vietnam veteran dealing with past criminal activity, cancer and drug problems, is going to prison after appearing in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday.
Tittl [More]
Obituaries on March 8th, 2007
Eileen L. Ford, 56, 551 S. Fourth St., Coldwater, died at 12:36 a.m. March 7, 2007, at the Laurels at Shane Hill, Rockford, of natural causes. [More]
Former Montezuma resident Ferneva H. Gehron, 93, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died at 1 [More]
Former Celina resident Robert "Hutch" Hutchinson, 53, of Cincinnati, died March 6, 2007, due to natural causes. [More]
Nancy K. Wilt, 58, of rural Wapakoneta, died 8:59 a.m. March 7, 2007, at Lima Memorial Hospital, following a sudden illness. [More]
Local pictures on March 8th, 2007
Subscriber stories on March 8th, 2007
Mercer County health officials will use the U.S. Postal Service to remind residents that all sewage permits issued in 2006 will expire this year - without exceptions.
Celina High School Music Fest begins Friday with "An Evening of Jazz" featuring special guest, The John Lake Ensemble, playing with the high school band at Romer's at West Lake in Celina.
VANDALIA - The anticipated matchup between Division III powers Anna and Versailles lived up to the hype.
For the first three quarters, the Rockets and Tigers were neck and neck, with neither team being more than four points apart.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Van Wert boys and the Wapakoneta girls each rolled through league play on the way to Western Buckeye League basketball crowns this year and each team was well represented on the all-league list.