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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Walking trails, bike paths make for unique journey
By Nancy Allen
The bicycling paths and walking trails in Mercer and Auglaize counties fit a growing movement.
"The whole biking and walking trend has gotten really, really big, and we find people all the time asking 'where's the bike trail,' " Donna Grube, direc [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Celina police continue to investigate the theft of two vehicles - a motorcycle and an SUV - Saturday during the Lake Festival.
Michael J. Burbee of Flint, Mich., filed a report at 7:42 p.m. after discovering his 1998 Harley Davidson Road King motorcycle missing from a parking area near Lakeshore Drive and South Main Street. [More]
Obituaries on July 31st, 2012
Robert C. Cisco Sr., 87, St. Marys, died at 2:30 p.m. July 30, 2012.
He was b [More]
Sylvester W. Bruggeman, 93, St. Henry, died July 30, 2012, at Briarwood Village [More]
Celina native Paul W. Zehringer, 61, of Mesa, Ariz., died July 25, 2012, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. [More]
Samuel Lane, 70, Celina, died at 2:20 a.m. July 31, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical [More]
Betty L. Dailey, 79, Van Wert, died at 8:20 p.m. July 29, 2012, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Local pictures on July 31st, 2012
Subscriber stories on July 31st, 2012
Head of selling committee has been on the job 30 years
WAPAKONETA - Changes have come to the Auglaize County Fair in the last 30 years, but it has largely stayed the same.
Jack McBride, head of the juni
Agreement brings in funding for sheriff's department, county
The population of the Mercer County Detention Facility is increasing due to other jurisdiction's paying to house their inmates at the facility.
Capt. Jody Lange, jail administrator, said today's population of 58 inmates includes 12 from Madison County and four from Darke County.
Celina
CELINA - City officials have aggressively pursued new pieces of legislation to cleanup Celina and further protect its citizenry.
The current target - unsolicited, door-to-door peddlers.
St. Henry
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday night took the final step to place a permanent 1/2 percent income tax levy on the November ballot.
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VERSAILLES - A fugitive on the run for two weeks after allegedly stealing vehicles and breaking into homes was arrested Monday night in Indiana.
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A 67-year-old Rockford woman was injured Saturday afternoon when she was struck by her granddaughter's car while standing in her North Main Street driveway.
MENDON - A fire caused an estimated $30,000 damage to an area home Sunday afternoon.
Mendon firefighters responded to the home of Dan and Mary Snyder, 6155 Tama Road, at 3:40 p.m., after the occupants reportedly smelled smoke and heard crackling and popping noises in the wall.
The Cincinnati Reds have been honoring members of the United State's Armed Forces all season long and on Friday night a Celina native earns the chance to be a special guest at Great American Ballpark.