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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Monday, August 7th, 2017
MVP Dairy officials ask for chance
Some in community unhappy about 4,500-head dairy planned near Neptune
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - Many concerned citizens and neighbors have spoken up against a proposed 4,500-head dairy operation northwest of Neptune, but dairy officials continue to ask to be given a chance.
MVP Dairy is a partnership of McCarty Dairy of Colby, Kansas, and VanTilburg Farms of Celina. Neighbors near the site of the proposed facility have expressed concerns about the odor, increased traffic, manure runoff, exhausted wells, groundwater contamination and decreased property values. [More]
Obituaries on August 7th, 2017
Constance Albers
Constance M. "Connie" Albers, 70, Anna, died on Aug. 5, 2017, at Heritage Center nursing home, Minster. [More]
Betty Dailey
Betty A. Dailey, 63, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 3:17 p.m., on Friday, August 4, 2017, at her home, after a lengthy illness. [More]
Shirley Hoelscher
Shirley E. Hoelscher, age 81, of Celina, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017 at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on August 7th, 2017
Subscriber stories on August 7th, 2017
Rockford resident faces sex charge
CELINA - A Rockford man was arrested on Sunday on charges of sexual misconduct involving a minor.
Jerry L. Fisher, 58, 9891 State Route 49, is charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a second-degree felony, according a news release from Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.
Antwerp woman dies in I-75, U.S. 33 crash
WAPAKONETA - An Antwerp woman has died as a result of a car/semitrailer accident at the interchange of Interstate 75 and U.S. 33 on Saturday afternoon.
Arts group plans splash of color at fair
CELINA - Two Celina brothers and their mother recently tried their hand at a new art medium that will be demonstrated during the Mercer County Fair, which begins Friday and continues through Aug. 17.
All knotted up
GLSCL Championship Series
CELINA - The first two games of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League championship series have been an example of being on both sides of the spectrum.
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