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.
Celina councilman leads drive for creating position
By William Kincaid
CELINA - As most big companies have a human resources person, so too should a city boasting a $50 million budget, city councilman Jeff Larmore argued this week.
Larmore led the charge at a personnel and finance committee meeting at which city officials revisited a long-dormant discussion of adding a human resources position to the city's administration. They'll reconvene for another round of talks at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers on the second floor of the city administration building. [More]
MENDON - Fire gutted a mobile home, displacing a resident, on Deep Cut Road east of Coil Road on Thursday afternoon.
The fire started in the north wall of the residence, according to Mendon Fire Chief Darrell Etgen, but the exact cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Etgen estimated the damage at between $7,500 and $8,000. [More]
Clarence L. Eckstein, Sr., age 93, formerly of Celina, Ohio, died March 14, 2018 at 8:00 am in Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
CELINA - Local health officials say they're seeing an uptick in scabies within a specific population in Mercer County but hesitated to provide more details, citing confidential information.
WAPAKONETA - A Texas man was injured in a single-vehicle accident after he reportedly fell asleep while driving his semitrailer on U.S. 33 just east of the Mercer-Auglaize county line at about 4:23 a.m. Thursday.
