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
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Thursday, December 18th, 2014
Hospital prepared to care for Ebola patients
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer Health hospital officials are confident they can provide care for potential Ebola patients while protecting doctors, staff and others from contamination of the deadly disease that surfaced in the United States for the first time this summer. [More]
Priddy to be honored Friday
Curtain Call
By Robb Hemmelgarn
Bob Priddy initially walked through the front doors of St. Marys Memorial High School in the summer of 1969 after attending Miami University, where he had played football for Bo Schembechler, Gary Moeller and Jim Young.
Priddy spent three decades at the school, teaching biology, physiology and physical education. He joined the staff of Roughriders football coach Skip Baughman and in 1970, he started the varsity wrestling program and was head coach for two years. [More]
Obituaries on December 18th, 2014
Grace Boley
Grace S. Boley, 88, died Dec. 17, 2014, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
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Marlene Yaney
Marlene M. Yaney, 73, Celina, died at 4:33 p.m. Dec. 17, 2014, at Mercer County [More]
Local pictures on December 18th, 2014
Subscriber stories on December 18th, 2014
Ringing in the season
MS doesn't keep local man from volunteering
Shoppers at Chief supermarket in Celina often hear Bob Bollenbacher before they see him and his bright, red kettle.
The 68-year-old Celina resident has been ringing the Salvation Army bell at the Celina grocery store each weekend since Thanksgiving.
Hospital getting X-ray machine, new beds
COLDWATER - Mercer Health purchased a second mobile X-ray machine and has 38 new hospital beds on its wish list for 2015.
The mobile C-arm X-Ray machine cost $122,652 and was purchased earlier this month, chief financial officer George Boyles told the board of governors Wednesday night.
New Bremen school board discusses how to conduct superintendent search
NEW BREMEN - School board members Wednesday night met with the head of Auglaize County schools to discuss how to fill a soon-to-be vacant superintendent's position.
Rockford police chief wants residents to call 911 instead of visiting his home, calling him
ROCKFORD - Residents seeking emergency assistance should call 911 or Central Dispatch instead of pestering the police chief at his home.
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New switch causes blinking traffic lights in Celina
CELINA - Stoplights along Main Street blinked red for about 30 minutes starting at 2 p.m. Wednesday due to issues with the installation of a new fiber switch.
Wildcat duo heading to next level
MINSTER - A pair of Minster girls basketball players will take their game to the next level.
Guard Mariah McKenzie will head to familiar territory
Borgerding to swim for Wright State
MINSTER - Nikki Borgerding has shown she is one of the best swimmers in the area during her high school career.
Now, the Minster senior will get the chance to swim at the next level after signing a National Letter of Intent to swim at Wright State University next season.
Plethora of highlights early in hoops season
Highlights & Insights
The top boys playing hoops in the area are who we thought they were. Conference play in the MAC and WBL is starting to get under way. And a pair of MAC girls' teams came out of the gate on fire.
Counting Crows fans flock to Indy concert
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - It's been a long December for Counting Crows, the California-based veteran rock act that recently wrapped up a month-long, nine
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