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.
MARIA STEIN - An overwhelming community response has resulted in Marion Local teacher Julia Sommer's being named one of 25 finalists for the "Best Teacher in America" award.
The grand prize winner will receive a $25,000 school technology grant, 30 iPod Touches and an iPad for their district. The Technology in Education Grant is administered by Worth Ave. Group, an electronic device insurance provider. [More]
CELINA - Walks haunted Celina's baseball team on Tuesday night in the Western Buckeye League opener against Elida at Montgomery Field.
Three of the six walks issued to Elida's batters came around to score, which was enough to hold off Celina for a 5-2 win in a battle of Bulldogs. [More]
NEW BREMEN - A long-time New Bremen resident and business owner was honored Tuesday as the third recipient of New Bremen Community Improvement Corporation's Excellence in Business Award.
GRAND LAKE - The Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance has until Aug. 30 to spend about $83,000 in grant funds for best management practices designed to keep nutrients out of Grand Lake.
A 52-year-old Arcanum-area youth pastor was killed when another driver failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection of U.S. 127 and Hollansburg-Arcanum Road at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday in Darke County.
ST. MARYS - A Lima-based financial institution soon will join Kohl's, Buffalo Wild Wings and the other establishments at the Shoppes at St. Marys plaza.
St. Marys opened the Western Buckeye League portion of its schedule by beating Van Wert for the second time in a week as the Roughriders slipped past the Cougars 5-3 on Tuesday at K.C. Geiger Park. The Roughriders also beat the Cougars in a nonleague game last week.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater softball team used small ball in scoring all five of their runs and then survived a late Lima Central Catholic T-Bird rally for a 5-4 win on Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Park.
The Wright State University-Lake Campus' baseball team improved to 3-1 in Ohio Regional College Conference play after splitting a doubleheader on the road against Miami University-Hamilton on Tuesday in Hamilton.
