Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Coldwater undefeated against Mercer County

By Ryan Hines

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Coldwater's Chad Westgerdes, 22, slides safely into second base as Parkway shortstop Derik Snyder, left, turns to try and make a tag on the runner during ACME action at Veterans Field on Friday evening. Coldwater completed a perfect run through the ACME regular season against Mercer County competition with a 4-0 win over Parkway.

Compiled by Ryan Hines

The Coldwater ACME team completed a perfect run through Mercer County competition during the regular season on Friday evening after beating Parkway 4-0 at Veterans Field.

Jordan Borgerding threw the first four innings to get the win for Coldwater, which improves to 18-5 on the summer. Coldwater begins ACME sectional play on Sunday against the winner of St. Henry/Fort Recovery at approximately 2:15 p.m.

Parkway, now 13-9 on the summer, will also play in tournament action on Sunday, playing the winner of the Celina/Marion Local matchup at approximately 6:45 p.m.

LINESCORE
Parkway 000 000 0 - 0 3 2
Coldwater 101 011 x - 4 6 0

WP: Borgerding.

LP: Art.

2B: (P): Heiser.

Records: Coldwater 18-5, Parkway 13-9.

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