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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Find Date:
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
A friend on his shoulder
Area man shares his life with grand bird
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - Scooter perches gracefully on her owner's shoulder as a slight wind from Grand Lake ruffles her rainbow-colored feathers.
The green-winged macaw basks in the sun after a dip in a water fountain along East Bank State Park.
"Scooter goes just about everywhere I go," says former St. Marys resident Keith Patton, who raised the 15-year-old bird from an egg. [More]
Pro bowlers coming to Coldwater
By Gary R. Rasberry
Some of the top stars of the Professional Bowlers Association will make a trek to Coldwater next week.
Pla-Mor Lanes will host a PBA Central Region tournament - The Lefeld Implement Classic - on August 16 and 17 with events getting underway on Aug. 13 with a golf outing benefiting the West Ohio High School Bowling Conference Scholarship Fund, followed by pro-ams and other bowling events on Thursday and Friday. [More]
Obituaries on August 6th, 2008
Fern Green
Fern J. Green, 85, 1525 Westbury Drive, Celina, died at 7:40 p.m. Aug. 5, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Bertha Hoehne
Bertha Marlene Hoehne, 70, of E. Lane St., Fort Loramie, died at 5:09 p.m. August 4, 2008, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney. [More]
Darrell King
Former Celina resident Darrell Charles King, 100, of Mount Dora, Fla., died at 7:05 a.m. Aug. 4, 2008, at Avante at Mount Dora. [More]
James Meckstroth
Former New Knoxville resident, James Lee Meckstroth, 60, died at 8:20 a.m. Aug. [More]
Cretoria VanStronder
Cretoria Caroline VanStronder, 95, of Berryville, Va., died Aug. 3, 2008, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. [More]
Local pictures on August 6th, 2008
Subscriber stories on August 6th, 2008
Minster officials take step toward changing employee pay method
MINSTER - Councilors took the first step Tuesday night in removing the current schedule of pay steps for village employees by giving first reading to a new salary plan.
Dog license fees to cost more for 2009
It's going to cost a bit more to license Rover next year.
Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday approved action to increase dog licenses from $11 to $13 effective Jan. 1, in order to put some padding back into the dwindling county dog license fund.
Plans continue for phase three project
MINSTER - Plans are underway for the third phase of the Miami-Erie Canal Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project as a result of unanimous action taken Tuesday night by Minster village councilors.
Versa-Pak purchases land
Celina City Council members agreed to sell 2 more acres of land in the Grand Lake Industrial Park to Versa-Pak for $20,000, says Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan.
TC Coffee Co. opens its doors in Celina
A new coffee house serving all types of java and desserts, along with breakfast and lunch, has opened in Celina.
TC Coffee Co., 503 E. Market St., is owned by Celina resident Tonja McDonald.
St. Marys Head Start moves and changes its name
St. Marys Head Start has moved, changed its name and added a new program.
The facility, now called St. Marys Early Learning Centers, has moved across the street to 1659 Celina Road and now offers a full-day, year-round program.
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