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.
ROCKFORD - Middle and high school students cheered as 12-year-old Jayden Black quietly took the stage at Parkway Local School and was presented a hero medal and T-shirt for saving his brother's life.
Jayden was being honored by the Van Wert County 911 board for his heroism during a time of tragedy. [More]
COLDWATER - Residents received a census survey with their recent water bill.
According to the village charter, a census survey must be completed every 10 years to determine if a population change requires redistricting of the village's four wards. The population within each ward must be within 15 percent of each other. [More]
ELIDA - A Coldwater defensive breakdown resulted in Delphos St. John's scoring two goals in less than 30 seconds as the Blue Jays earned a 4-1 win over the Cavaliers in the Division III girls' soccer sectional tournament on Monday afternoon at the Elida soccer stadium. [More]
CELINA - More than 20 people filled council chambers Monday night, many expressing concern about a proposal for a second manure digester at the Celina Renewable Energy Center off Meyer Road.
MINSTER - The Hanover Street building, which once housed grades K-6, may serve other interests in the future, according to reports presented to Minster school board members Monday night.
CELINA - A Celina man was injured Monday night when his car slammed into the side of the former Crowning Touch & Home Accents store at 565 E. Market St. Authorities suspect the driver's use of an inhalant played a role in the 10:27 p.m. accident.
Most of the teams from the Grand Lake area that will be in the high school football playoffs have already clinched their berths, but two teams will be nervously watching the scoreboard Friday night.
St. Henry won its first Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball title since 2004 this year with an unbeaten league season and the Redskins swept the top two All-MAC honors as well.
(The Division III sectional volleyball tournament story was inadvertently omitted from Monday's Daily Standard sports section. This is the story in its entirety).
