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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.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

A group of fifth-grade students from St. Henry schools surround classmate Brett Ranly (seated) after getting their heads shaved Monday. In all, 18 boys were buzzed, including Ranly, who recently began losing his hair due to chemotherapy treatments. The youngster was diagnosed three weeks ago with leukemia.

Related online story:

Boys go bald for friend

ST. HENRY - Like swapping baseball cards, 17 young boys traded in their hair Monday night in support of a friend who's losing his locks to cancer. [More]

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