Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Minster's girls roll to 22-stroke victory

Midwest Athletic Conference Golf Tournaments

By Gary R. Rasberry

Photo by Gary R. Rasberry/The Daily Standard

Coldwater's Kelsey Koesters won the individual title at the Midwest Athletic Conference girls' golf tournament on Saturday at The Fox's Den in Celina and finished the season as the MAC Girls' Golfer of the Year.

CELINA - Minster made it a clean sweep in the Midwest Athletic Conference girls' golf race after bringing home the tournament title on Saturday at The Fox's Den in Celina to go along with an unblemished regular-season mark.

After starting in rainy conditions that gave way to some sun late in the day, the Wildcats shot a 378, which was 22 shots better than runner-up Versailles.

It's the fifth conference crown for Minster and coach Deb Ahrns, who was happy to get the season sweep.

"This is a team with a lot of heart and deep in talent," said Ahrns. "They had a 370 here (at The Fox's Den) the first match of the season. Considering the conditions and that type of thing, I think they pulled it out."

For Coldwater's sophomore Kelsey Koesters, Saturday was a perfect capper to a strong season. With an 85, Koesters brought home medalist honors from the tournament and held off Minster's Kelly Mueller to win MAC Golfer of the Year honors with 99 points earned throughout the regular season and tournament.

"It was pretty comfortable," said Koesters of the playing conditions. "It was cold and a lot of wind blowing the ball around, but overall, it was pretty good. I thought I played pretty good."

Minster's Claire Fischer was runner-up of the tournament with an 88, followed by Mueller with an 89. Versailles' Brooke Wehrkamp was fourth with a 92 with Tigers' teammate Elizabeth White rounding out the top five with a 95.

Joining Koesters and Mueller on the All-MAC first team were Fischer, Versailles' Wehrkamp, White and Danielle Cochran, Minster's Marissa Conrad and Margo Slonkosky, Parkway's Jennifer Schatzer, St. Henry's Megan Brockman and Morgan Breitigam and New Bremen's Rachel Parker.

The MAC teams, with the exception of Versailles, will be back at The Fox's Den on Tuesday for the Division II sectional tournament. Action begins at 9 a.m.

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Tigers edge Blue Jays for title

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Large dairy may reopen

Rockford

ROCKFORD - Another 2,000-head dairy may open at the site of the former Hopewell Dairy that closed in 2010 after filing for bankruptcy.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is seeking public comments on a draft permit to operate Rockford Dairy at 3101 Tama Road, southwest of Rockford.

Kohl's store opens

New business in St. Marys employs about 130 full- and part-time people

ST. MARYS - Area shoppers now have another national retailer to visit.

The Kohl's Department Store in St. Marys has opened and its grand opening celebration is Wednesday.

Mercer, Auglaize receive funds for victim services

Auglaize and Mercer counties recently received more than $222,000 in state and federal grants to help victims of crime.

The amount of the annual fu

Historic night for Larson at Eldora

Four Crown Nationals

ROSSBURG - The Kyle Larson Show rolled into Eldora Speedway on Saturday night, and in his first-ever appearance on the legendary half-mile oval, Larson etched his name into Eldora lore.

Wildcats, Cavs dominate races

Weekend Roundup

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Minster and Coldwater were in separate divisions at the Van Wert County cross country Invitational on Saturday and both teams swept the team titles in their respective divisions at the Van Wert Reservoir.