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
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Echo Street resident asks city officials for speed bump or other remedy
By William Kincaid
Celina resident Diana Harruff says there's not a moment she doesn't worry about the safety of her grandchildren and other neighborhood kids on Echo Street.
For 15 years Harruff and her husband, Rick, have lived at 612 Echo St., which is directly adjacent to an alley that she calls a super-speedway. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Dianne Voskuhl looks around Room 206 at Minster Elementary School, remembering a succession of second-graders in need of instruction, lap time and animal crackers.
After making sure everything is in order, she walks toward the hall and takes one more backward glance before closing the door on a career spanning 47 years. [More]
Obituaries on May 28th, 2009
Former Rockford resident, Christina M. Allmandinger, 54, Glenmore, died at 10:5 [More]
Fr.. Paul Link, C.PP.S, 78, died May 27, 2009, in the infirmary of St. Charles [More]
Sgt. 1st Class, Brian K. Naseman, 36, died May 22, 2009, while serving with the [More]
Local pictures on May 28th, 2009
Subscriber stories on May 28th, 2009
Mercer and Auglaize counties were under a tornado warning Wednesday evening for about 45 minutes beginning around 4:30 p.m. At that time the National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Mendon and moving east at 15 mph.
A local organization that helps the poor is in line to receive another round of stimulus cash amounting to more than $250,000.
Combined with a prev
Mercer County unemployment rate rose just slightly from March to April while Auglaize County dropped 0.3 percent, according to data just released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
HUBER HEIGHTS - Two young pitchers dueled it out for a spot in the Division IV softball regional final as Parkway and Twin Valley South engaged in a battle of Panthers on Wednesday.
TROY - For many area athletes, this is their most nervous week of the track season. A good performance at the regionals earns them a trip to fulfill their goal of participating at the state track meet.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina pole vaulter Todd Hertel became the first Celina athete to qualify for next week's state meet after taking fourth place at the Division I boys regional track meet at Pickerington High School on Wednesday evening.
By the conclusion of the afternoon of the 1991 Versailles Invitational, the New Bremen Cardinals sensed their spring had the potential to be very interesting.