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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.

Monday, March 17th, 2014

Photo by Kathy Thompson/The Daily Standard

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, second from left, was at Wright State University-Lake Campus on Saturday to hear concerns from local officials regarding algae blooms and hypoxia in Grand Lake. Also pictured are Craig Butler, director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, State Sen. Keith Faber, R-Celina, Karl Gebhardt, deputy director and chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Soil and Water Resources, and Milt Miller, manager of the Lake Restoration Commission.

Related online story:

Officials seek land for lake sediment

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. [More]

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