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.
Area officials agreed dry temperatures and low humidity have created ideal conditions for fires to flourish as reports of field and grass fires in Mercer County have doubled since this time last year.
VAN WERT COUNTY - Roughly 10,000 mink are still on the loose in Hoaglin Township following an early Tuesday morning farm breakout that is under investigation by multiple agencies.
"We absolutely believe this is an intentional act," Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach told the newspaper. [More]
CELINA - City officials are considering a slight increase in water rates to ward off a projected deficit of just over $300,000 in the water account next year.
ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools board of education members at their regular meeting earlier this week accepted a commemorative plaque from the Rockford Chamber of Commerce in celebration of the district's 60th anniversary.
Wilmington College will have multiple representatives for the first time at the NCAA Division III men's cross country championships taking place this weekend in Lansing, Michigan.
