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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, June 25th, 2009

Photo by Janie Southard/The Daily Standard

Zack Rayoum, 9, and Calen Boop, 6, both of St. Marys, have a go at one of the kids' games this week at the St. Marys Community Public Library. Drastic funding cuts to libraries as proposed by Gov. Strickland will definitely limit availability to the state's 271 library resources.

Related online story:

Mercer County library director: Disaster looming

By William Kincaid and Janie Southard
newsroom@dailystandard.com

Governor Ted Stickland's latest proposed funding cuts would drastically hurt the state's 251 library systems, including those in Auglaize and Mercer Counties, say local librarians. [More]

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