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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 8th, 2009

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

St. Marys Police Patrolman Brian Christopher prepares to go online as part of an undercover Internet sex sting operation the department began more than a year ago to track down child predators. So far, the investigators have arrested six area men on importuning charges.

Related online story:

Area online child predator sting leads to arrests

ST. MARYS - Six men have been arrested in the last 12 months - including one from St. Henry - after allegedly seeking sex with a teen they met online, who turned out to be an undercover police officer. [More]

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