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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.

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Photo by Margie Wuebker/The Daily Standard

People watch from the banks of the Miami and Erie Canal in New Bremen, as contestants Dale Grillot, shown in the background, and Tom Beachy of Woodburn, Ind., ply the waters in search of first-place honors and bragging rights. The humorous regatta was part of daylong festivities sponsored Saturday by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers.

Related online story:

All pump(kin)ed up for a regatta

NEW BREMEN - Sailing down the Miami and Erie Canal on a beautiful fall evening took on a new twist Saturday as the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers sponsored a pumpkin regatta. [More]

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