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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.

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

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Jinghao Xu, center, confers with interpreter Noriaki Tasaka, left, and defense attorney Mike Sacher prior to sentencing Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. Xu, an illegal alien from Korea, was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading no contest to vehicular homicide in connection with an Oct. 15 accident.

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