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.
Experts ask Sen. Portman to work with EPA, U.S. Army Corps to allow construction of islands
By Kathy Thompson
CELINA - Local officials seek more land to place dredged material, and on Saturday asked U.S. Senator Rob Portman to help them achieve that goal.
Portman, R-Ohio, was at Wright State University-Lake Campus to hear concerns about algae blooms and hypoxia that have plagued the lake for several years. [More]
CELINA - Thomas Wale is Celina's new police chief.
Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel administered the oath of office to Wale this morning. The former sergeant was selected as the first new city police chief in 23 years after achieving the highest score on the civil service examination. He takes over immediately for assistant chief Cal Freeman, who had been acting as interim chief. [More]
MINSTER - Sadie Niemeyer's voice grew more confident as she read each page of "P.J. Funnybunny's Bag of Tricks" during the free Paws to Read program at Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library.
FORT RECOVERY - Approximately 17,500 free-range chickens died Sunday night when fire destroyed a large poultry barn along State Line Road between state Route 219 and Siegrist-Jutte Road.
