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.
Saturday, December 2nd, 2017
Photo by William Kincaid/The Daily Standard
Local historical researcher Harry Frech, who taught history and government at Parkway Local Schools for 29 years, speaks to a large gathering of Western Ohio Civil War Roundtable members at Wright State University-Lake Campus.
CELINA - Mercer County was once Ohio's largest bastion for Copperheads, Democrats who vehemently opposed the Civil War and called for an immediate peace settlement between the United and Confederate states. [More]