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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, July 17th, 2008

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Daniel Spring, 50, of St. Marys, quietly stares at the defendant's table after being sentenced Wednesday in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court to 59 years in prison for raping three young girls over a period of five years. Authorities called Spring one of the worst child rapists ever prosecuted in the county. He admitted in court to hundreds of rapes with his victims.

Related online story:

Local man gets 59 years in prison for rapes

WAPAKONETA - Daniel Spring of St. Marys cupped his bearded chin in his hands minutes after a judge sentenced him to prison for 59 years for raping three girls hundreds of times during the past five years. [More]

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