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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.

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Photo by Janie Southard/The Daily Standard

St. Anthony farmer Tim Rauh combines corn in this photo taken in November. Income from corn in Mercer County jumped 34 percent between 2005 and 2006 information in the recently released Ohio Farm Income Report shows. The report can be accessed on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Ohio/Publications/Farm_Income/index.asp

Related online story:

We're number one - again!

Mercer County retained its No. 1 ranking in farm receipts among the state's 88 counties for 2006, with total income increasing by 2.85 percent from 2005. [More]

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