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, June 4th, 2009
By Shelley Grieshop
Delores Cron recalls feeling terrified and alone the day she was told she had breast cancer.
It was 1975 and resources to help women cope with the fall-out from the frightening disease were few in the rural communities of Mercer County. Cron of Coldwater had many questions. [More]
By Mike Ernst
The closing laps of the 2008 Dirt Late Model Dream felt eerily familiar to Brian Birkhofer.
The laps in the major dirt late model event at Eldora Speedway were winding down and the Muscatine, Iowa driver was in second-place with only Scott Bloomquist ahead. [More]
Obituaries on June 4th, 2009
Eugene "Abie" W. Gross, 78, of Coldwater, died June 3, 2009, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
June Margret Johnson, 82, of Mendon, died June 2, 2009, at 10:25 p.m. at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Larry Shelby, 66, of 1121 Neil Avenue in St.Marys, died at 8:45 p.m. June 3, 20 [More]
Services for Jean Shindeldecker, who died May 18, 2009, will be held 10:30 a.m. [More]
Local pictures on June 4th, 2009
Subscriber stories on June 4th, 2009
Last week GM's stock was worth a couple dollars. Today it is worth nothing and has even been pulled from the New York Stock Exchange. Once the bigges
Health officials have terminated an order to close a Rockford mobile home park after the park owner complied with demands to clean the place up.
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Local health officials plan to cite a waste hauler - who also is a member of the Shelby County health board - for providing services in Mercer County without a license.
MINSTER - The Seventh Street park will become the site of a high school football practice field as a result of action taken by village councilors Tuesday night.
Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously voted to hire Fanning/Howey Associates of Celina for services related to an ongoing sewer project in East Jefferson Township.
A Minster man and a Lima woman were arrested this week by the local drug task force and charged with felony drug crimes.
Bruce R. Jones, 28, of 146
Coldwater musicians Jason Grieshop and Craig Homan have formed a new acoustic-based band, Coughlin's Law.
The duo, both also members of local rock bands - Grieshop of Spoon Called Head and Homan of Film@11 - bring an obviously softer and interpretive take on rock.