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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
By Shelley Grieshop
At 80, Wilma Wynk recalls with bitterness the day her father ended her education and made her a full-time farmhand.
"I was 16 and had just finished my sophomore year at Coldwater (High School)," says the Osgood resident.
It was 65 years ago and her three brothers, Ray, Edward and Paul Studer, were called to serve in World War II. It was a trying time for the family; her father desperately needed her to get a job as well as help milk cows, gather eggs, harvest wheat and husk corn. [More]
Coldwater downs Paulding; O-G takes out Parkway
By Gary R. Rasberry
ELIDA - It's a familiar scenario: Coldwater playing for a district title in Elida.
The Cavaliers advanced to the Division III district baseball final on Saturday with a 11-1 win over Paulding on Thursday at Ed Sandy Field in Elida.
Coldwater (24-4) will play Ottawa-Glandorf at 1 p.m. for the chance to return to Elida next week for regional play. The two teams have not faced each other since 1999. [More]
By Ryan Hines
DESHLER - The Celina softball team was one strike away from being ousted out of the postseason on Thursday, but the Bulldogs weren't ready to bail out quite yet.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and no one on base with the number-nine hitter at the plate, Celina mounted a rally for the ages. [More]
Obituaries on May 23rd, 2008
Christina M. Deitsch, 92, of Celina died May 22, 2008.
Arrangements are pendi [More]
Betty Meyer, 88, of Celina died May 22, 2008.
Arrangements are pending at Cis [More]
Hilda L. York, 92, of Russia died at 8:45 p.m. May 21, 2008, at her home.
She [More]
Local pictures on May 23rd, 2008
Subscriber stories on May 23rd, 2008
Authorities in Auglaize County are searching for thieves who are stealing tools and get-away vehicles in order to flee the area.
The crimes being i
ST. HENRY - The high school concert band received its first superior rating under the direction of Elisha Arnold at the state Ohio Music Education Association competition on May 2.
By TIM McDONOUGH
Special to The Daily Standard
ARCHBOLD - Shocking. Unbelievable. Wow.
Those were just some of the words being said on Thursday afternoon at Archbold's Memorial Park after Celina upset No. 1 ranked Defiance 3-2 in Division II district semifinal baseball action.
MINSTER - The Marion Local girls and the New Bremen boys both grabbed the early lead at the Division III District track meet at Minster on Thursday.
WAPAKONETA - At the plate, on the mound, or in the field, it didn't matter, last night the Parkway Panthers were ready to play some softball.
When it was all said and done, Mark Esselstein's crew battered and pummeled the Allen East Mustangs to a tune of an 11-0 run-rule victory.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The St. Marys doubles team of Jameel Brenneman and Michael Schmitmeyer saw their season end at the Division II boys district tennis tournament in Port Clinton on Thursday.