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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, May 25th, 2018

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Parkway FFA students Tessa Thatcher, left, and Madison Kroeger plant wetland vegetation on Thursday. The plants are being added to a 210-feet-by-10-feet waterway with the hope of improving Lake Erie water quality. The two were among 19 volunteers who were planting 1,100 wetland plants they hope will absorb nutrients from the runoff that eventually flows into Lake Erie. The project is funded by a $25,000 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency grant.

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Students dig in to help reduce algal problem

DUBLIN TOWNSHIP - To help combat the toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie, 19 area residents on Thursday morning gathered to plant a vegetative wetland along the 5100 block of Shelley Road, which is located in the lake's watershed. [More]

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