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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.

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Kendra Case, left, her son Jayden Black, 12, and Van Wert County 911 dispatcher Cathy Binkley applaud 9-year-old Keaton Black, who was rescued from a near drowning, during a ceremony Monday at Parkway Local School. Jayden was awarded the Van Wert 911 Hero Medal for saving his younger brother.

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A hero's welcome

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. [More]

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