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, February 27th, 2009
By Margie Wuebker
Where's the beef?
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office and the Fort Recovery Police Department want answers in the wake of numerous complaints regarding business practices at Vonderhaar's Quality Meats located at 522 E. Boundary St. in Fort Recovery.
Owner John Bihn contacted the sheriff's office Feb. 13 after receiving complaints from customers claiming they did not receive all the meat from steers brought to the facility for slaughter and processing. [More]
Obituaries on February 27th, 2009
Dorothy M. Bergman, 85, of McCartyville, died at 3:10 a.m. Feb. 26, 2009, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
Dora B. Clevenger, 70, formerly of 506 Ruth St., Wapakoneta, died at 11 p.m. Feb. 25, 2009, at Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Deborah L. Smith, 39, 819 Townview Drive, St. Marys, died at 9:17 p.m. Feb. 25, 2009, in Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Local pictures on February 27th, 2009
Subscriber stories on February 27th, 2009
Coldwater Middle School students form new Chess Club
COLDWATER - Early before school starts on Tuesday mornings, groups of students can be found in the middle school gym playing intense, but good-natured, games of chess.
Mercer Health is taking steps to implement an electronic medical records system - giving the organization a headstart on a portion of President Obama's stimulus plan.
Former Celina City Schools Superintendent Fred Wiswell was honored as the 2008 Citizen of the Year by the Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night.
The cost of a single copy of The Daily Standard, purchased from retailers or vendor boxes, will go up from the current 50 cents per copy to 75 cents per copy on Monday.
Sister Macrina Wiederkehr believes everyone has potential.
Unfortunately, many people spend a lifetime trying to find theirs, she says.
"I want p