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.
The overall health of Auglaize County residents took a plunge last year while Mercer Countians maintained their status.
The 2013 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps study released Wednesday booted Auglaize County from 10th healthiest to 15th out of 88 counties in Ohio. A few of the troubled areas include an increase in deaths before age 75 and a 4 percent decrease in mammogram screenings. [More]
Council studies lowering price, selling former Piper property to charity
By William Kincaid
CELINA - City administrators were asked to come up with a new minimum price for a residentially-zoned city lot after a recent public sale yielded no bids.
Safety service director Tom Hitchcock told council members during a buildings and grounds committee meeting this week the city received neither bids nor inquiries about the 134-by-137 foot lot - also known as the former Piper property - at 501 W. Warren St. [More]
NEW BREMEN - School facility committee members went back to the drawing board after residents defeated a levy to build a new school nearly one year ago.
NEW BREMEN - Local school officials are joining other districts across the state in opposing expansion of voucher programs and reductions in funding to educational service centers.
VERSAILLES - Midmark Corp. will move its headquarters from Versailles to Dayton, along with 51 corporate jobs, by July.
"There will be no layoffs," said Susan Kaiser, public relations manager for Midmark, which manufactures medical, dental and veterinary health care equipment.
Weiland falls flat on promise of an evening of songs by STP
FORT WAYNE - By the time recently fired Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland and his touring band billed as the Wildabouts started firing on all cylinders Friday, the show was nearly over.
Dorner, Wiss and Harlamert have enjoyed friendship dating back 25 years
When Mother Nature decides to give the green light for local baseball teams to hit the diamonds this spring, there will, as always, be an overflow of excitement across the Midwest Athletic Conference over the next few months.
