Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 | The Daily Standard

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.

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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Celina loses out again on state grant for downtown revitalization

By William Kincaid

Celina's application for the Ohio Department of Development's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant was rejected for a second year in a row, Celina Mayor Sharon LaRue notified city council members on Monday evening.

City officials had submitted an application for a $400,000 grant to be used for downtown revitalization. [More]

Event combining music and agriculture planned for March

Local ag official hopes similar event can be done in Mercer County

By Nancy Allen

A local ag official is helping plan an event that will combine music and agriculture set to take place in Shelby County in March.

If all goes well, it might be possible to do a similar event here, said Chris Gibbs, executive director of the Mercer County Farm Service Agency. [More]

Local pictures on December 18th, 2007

Subscriber stories on December 18th, 2007

Replacement levy to go on ballot in March

Celina City Schools board of education passed the final resolution to get a replacement income tax levy on the March 4 primary ballot. If passed, the 0.75 percent, five-year replacement levy would generate $2.175 million annually.

Raggedy dolls are 'sew' comforting

Curly red locks dangle down above piercing, dark eyes that peer out of the cardboard boxes in the office at Harbor Life Ministries (HLM) in Celina.

Chinese language to be taught next school year

MINSTER - Students in the Minster school district will be learning Mandarin Chinese in the future as part of an Ohio Department of Education (ODE) program.

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