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.
EDITOR'S NOTE: In recognition of Emergency Medical Services Week, the newspaper is publishing a multipart series on local EMS providers. This is the final story of the series.
Mercer County EMS will soon receive a donated ambulance box to train emergency medical technicians before throwing them into the chaos of their first squad run. [More]
ST. HENRY - The foundation has been laid for a new EMS building that should be finished by mid-September, EMS member and project leader Ryan Bollenbacher said.
CELINA - Local officials have corrected Coldwater Creek Treatment Train conditions that violated Ohio Environmental Protection Agency rules, Mercer County Community Development Director Jared Ebbing said.
NEW BREMEN - Sixty-three members of the New Bremen class of 2016 will graduate at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the high school gymnasium. At 1:30 p.m., a baccalaureate will be held at the school's James F. Dicke Auditorium.
The Celina girls track team captured the Division I district championship in a close battle with Lima Senior and Fremont Ross on Friday at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin.
