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
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
The fix is in!
New Celina treatment facility begins pouring out water to meet EPA rules
By William Kincaid
Water from the tap should taste and smell better in Celina.
Celina's new $6 million water treatment facility that adds granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration to the city's existing treatment process is up and running. Six of the facility's eight GAC tanks are processing water with carbon, Safety Service Director Jeff Hazel said this morning. [More]
Local farmers plant more wheat to capture higher prices
Good yields plus high prices could equal highest value wheat crop ever in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
By Nancy Allen
With the wheat harvest almost done in Mercer County, producers are smiling at their yields and high market prices.
A lot of the county's wheat has looked good all along, local ag officials say, but farmers are always reluctant to believe it until it's harvested. [More]
Obituaries on July 15th, 2008
Linda Armstrong
Linda Lou Armstrong, 66, of 800 Indiana Ave., Apt C-03, St. Marys, died at 5:49 p.m. July 12, 2008, at Grandview Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Ruth Hiestand
Ruth E. Hiestand, 82, of New Weston, died at 9:30 a.m. July 13, 2008, at her residence. [More]
Mary Hromish
Former Celina resident, Mary Hromish, 91, of 2843 Queen City Ave., Cincinnati, died at 10:18 p.m. July 12, 2008, at Wellspring Health Center in Cincinnati. [More]
Bernadette Keller
Bernadette M. "Bernie" Keller, 90, of Jefferson St., Maria Stein, died at 4 p.m [More]
Aliceruth Kimmel
Former Rockford resident, Aliceruth Kimmel of Celina, died July 14, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Local pictures on July 15th, 2008
Subscriber stories on July 15th, 2008
Mapping begins so every local 911 call can be traced
Slow-moving vans equipped with global positioning satellite equipment will be traveling down every city street, country road and local alley mapping various locations ranging from homes to businesses as Mercer County prepares for the move to enhanced 911 service.
Coldwater hopes to preserve heritage
Center at former plant would showcase area's agriculture, industry
COLDWATER - A portion of the former New Idea plant in Coldwater likely will become the site of an Agriculture and Industrial Heritage Center within the next year.
No ifs, ands or butts
Health board turns smoking complaints over to state
WAPAKONETA - An area board has voted to send an unfunded task back to the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus.
"Enforcing the smoking ban takes a
Officers zapped by Taser
COLDWATER - Representatives of the village's police department demonstrated their new Taser guns at Monday's village council meeting.
Two tasers were purchased by the department after donations were received from village supporters.
Resident pushes for leash laws
ST. MARYS - More dog talk as city council strives to update its dog ordinance. A community resident urged council to move ahead with leash laws.
Patricia Shepherd, a Columbia Street resident, complained to council about the neighborhood dogs defecating in her yard.
Lima's struggles against Grand Lake continue
Despite a disappointing first half of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season, the Grand Lake Mariners can at least claim bragging rights over the rival Lima Locos.
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