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.
WAPAKONETA - With air quality monitors and light meters in hand, local health officials are about to begin a new, more detailed inspection of local schools, as mandated by law.
Auglaize County Health Department Sanitarian Curt Anderson explained to board members meeting Tuesday that the new regulations governing school inspections - Jarod's Law - require extensive inspections of school buildings and outlots including playgrounds. [More]
J. Phillip Pfenning, 81, 241 N. Spruce St., St. Marys, died at 12:45 a.m. Dec. 11, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
The Mercer County Fair Board has hired Celina resident Stephen C. Schulte as fair manager. He will start the job of managing fairground events and promoting year-round activities there on Jan. 7.
Mercer County residents in 11 precincts overwhelmingly voted for Republican Bob Latta to fill the 5th District congressional seat left vacant by the death of Paul Gillmor.
ST. MARYS - City council members were talking trash at this week's council meeting but no changes are coming to the city's refuse collection in the near future.
If a 7-1 record to start the season didn't get enough notice, a win over 14th-ranked Louisville on Saturday at Freedom Hall in Louisville certainly garnered the University of Dayton some attention.
ROCKFORD - Village residents will no longer have to leave Rockford in search of home equipment needs, as the Salway family has recently opened The Olde Rockford Hardware within D & L Classic Woodworking, 166 N. Main Street.
