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 - An unidentified body was pulled from Grand Lake on Tuesday evening.
The Celina Police Department received a call around 7 p.m. from a group of walkers who reported seeing a "hoodie with hair" protruding from the water near the Celina Rotary Lighthouse. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County Common Pleas Court will increase the availability and use of hand sanitizers and increase efforts to disinfect hard surfaces.
Personal attendance for court proceedings will be decreased in favor of proceedings done via telecommunication, including video proceedings done in partnership with the Mercer County jail for on-record proceedings. [More]
The following events/locations have been canceled, postponed or temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• Autism Life Center's in-person Regional Disability Conference & Resource Fair, which had been scheduled for March 28 in Lima, has been canceled. Officials are working on creating an online platform. [More]
Pauline M. Timmerman, age 94, of Coldwater and formerly of St. Joe, passed away on March 15, 2020 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Jay Vorhees, 65, of Saint Marys, died 1:27 P.M. Monday, March 16, 2020, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. [More]
Richard "Rich" Burd, 81, of Celina, died suddenly at 3:47 A.M. Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, after suffering a fall at his home. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners are shelving a multimillion-dollar plan for a new agriculture services center due to economic uncertainty generated by the coronavirus outbreak.
CELINA - Celina Middle School administrators on Tuesday announced the eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C., and the middle school's Mini-Relay for Life have been canceled this year.
CELINA - Mercer Health and the Mercer County Health District will operate a COVID-19 drive-thru testing center at the Mercer County Fairgrounds, according to a news release.
ROCKFORD - Officials are warning residents to be careful and ask for proper identification after a reported thief gained entry to a house by claiming to be an electric company employee.
MINSTER - School district superintendent Brenda Boeke on Monday briefed school board members on steps taken to deal with the school's closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
