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.
Farm Bureau, photo club unite to show life on Mercer County farms
By Nancy Allen
CARTHAGENA - A gnarled fence post.
Pine trees and alpacas.
A farmer's weathered hand digging in the soil to check his sprouting crop.
These and other images of Mercer County farm life will be on display to the public Friday through Sunday at St. Charles Center during an exhibit sponsored by the Farm Bureau and Grand Lake Photography Club. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Fewer schools will be earning excellent and excellent with distinction rankings on school district report cards this year due to the state changing its accountability system.
More than 350 schools out of 609 received the state's top two ratings - excellent or excellent with distinction - last year. Only about 2 percent are expected to get those ratings when the state rolls out its new system this year. [More]
Lavaun A. Schwartz, 83, New Bremen, died at 8:55 a.m. March 12, 2012, at Fairhaven County Home, Sidney, where she had been a resident for four years. [More]
The District 8 Basketball Coaches Association announced their all-district teams and selections for the annual All-Star games to be played March 28 and 29 at the Elida Fieldhouse.
