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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.

Friday, August 14th, 2015

Photo by William Kincaid/The Daily Standard

Retired priests at the St. Charles Center in Carthagena on Thursday afternoon watch as preparations are made for the bicentennial of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, to be celebrated Saturday at 1 p.m.

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St. Charles to host bicentennial celebration

CARTHAGENA -On Aug. 15, 1815, in Giano, Italy, St. Gaspar del Bufalo, once exiled and imprisoned for four years after refusing to pledge his allegiance to Napoleon, founded the Congregation of the Most Precious Blood with the approval of Pope Pius VII. [More]

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