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.
Less snow this winter resulted in less spending for many Mercer and Auglaize county communities, with some cutting their overtime and salt use in half.
The savings may result in some smoother roads this summer, officials said.
Local weather forecaster Dennis Howick measured 22.2 inches of snow through February compared with more than 60 inches last winter. [More]
Rose Mary (Baltes) Raterman, age 83, of Fort Loramie Swanders Rd., Minster, Ohio, passed away of natural causes at her residence, Friday morning March 27, 2015. [More]
ST. HENRY - John Dippold, then a 20-year-old Army specialist, and his squad of five were pinned down on three sides by heavy enemy fire in a dense jungle in Vietnam 46 years ago.
VERSAILLES - With depth and talent across the board, the Minster girls track team ran, leaped and threw its way to a landslide victory over the field in the Black Division of the Lady Tiger Classique on Saturday.
Coldwater's Paige Hartings and Wapakoneta's Brandon Kennard were selected as the top bowlers of the West Ohio High School Bowling Conference during Sunday's conference banquet.
