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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Saturday, September 30th, 2023
Officials put electric issue on ballot
Unincorporated Mercer County electric aggregation
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Looking to possibly lock-in discounted electric rates for unincorporated areas, Mercer County commissioners have placed an electric aggregation issue on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.
Passage of the issue would authorize commissioners to purchase electric loads at a fixed rate for up to three years on behalf of eligible residents and small businesses in unincorporated areas of the county, i.e. townships. [More]
Income tax levy on Nov. 7 ballot
St. Henry income tax
By Abigail Miller
ST. HENRY - The village of St. Henry is running a levy that if approved by voters on the Nov. 7 general election ballot would increase the income tax rate by 0.5%.
The levy would bump up the income tax rate to 1.5% beginning Jan. 1, 2024, for the purpose of public safety, capital improvements, operating expenses, municipal services, acquisitions, maintenance, repair and replacement of municipal property and all other municipal operations and obligations, per ballot language. [More]
Voters to decide on library levy
Mercer County District Library levy
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - Voters served by the Mercer County District Library will decide on a 0.5-mill renewal property tax levy in the Nov. 7 general election.
The county library serves Celina, Marion Local and St. Henry school districts and includes the village of Mendon and small portions of the Minster and New Bremen school districts within Mercer County. [More]
300 Wins
Tim Goodwin reaches coaching milestone in Marion win
By Tom Haines
FORT RECOVERY - Marion Local coach Tim Goodwin picked up his 300th career win as the Flyers extended their winning streak to 39 games on Friday.
Fort Recovery hung tough for 23 minutes, but three touchdowns in three minutes on either side of halftime effectively sealed a 49-0 Midwest Athletic Conference win for Marion at Barrenbrugge Athletic Park. [More]
Obituaries on September 30th, 2023
Joseph Otte
Joseph E. (Joe) Otte, 71, of Denton, Montana, died Saturday, September 23, 2023 [More]
Fr. Leon Flaherty
Fr. Leon Flaherty, C.PP.S., 88, died on September 29, 2023, at 10:20 a.m., in t [More]
Local pictures on September 30th, 2023
Subscriber stories on September 30th, 2023
2K customers lost power
CELINA - Nearly 2,000 customers were left without power for up to an hour and a half on Thursday night after a switch failure at the Summit Street substation triggered an outage.
Cavs stay undefeated
COLDWATER -Coldwater was dominant in Weeks Three through Six.
It was a similar story Friday.
Coldwater scored on offense, defense and special teams en route to a 41-7 victory over Delphos St. John's on Senior Night at Cavalier Stadium.
Redskins get past Cardinals
ST. HENRY - St. Henry earned its first Midwest Athletic Conference victory of the season Friday, holding off New Bremen 13-10 at Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Bulldogs roll past Wildcats
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Braylon Gabes rushed for five touchdowns and Celina maintained its lead in the Western Buckeye League with a 52-36 shootout victory over Bath in Friday night football action in Bath Township.
Niemeyer sharp, Wildcats rout Panthers
MINSTER - With Minster ahead of Parkway 14-0 and just 1:13 left in the half, Parkway got the ball at its own 36-yard line. An interception, an onside
Riders roll past Shawnee
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys spotted Shawnee a 6-0 lead after one quarter before scoring 28 straight points, then adding 21 straight at
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