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.
COLDWATER - Mercer County has the highest rate of early deaths from heart disease among working-age people in Ohio, a trend local public health officials aim to reverse through the next Community Health Improvement Plan.
While putting together the 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment, health officials were alerted to a Feb. 23 news release from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio stating that Mercer County leads the state in early deaths from heart disease among residents aged 15-64. [More]
CELINA - An organization reviving the Governor's Cup Regatta is in the process of locking in exclusive use of parts of the Bryson Park District to host the first series of hydroplane races on Grand Lake since 2015.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week awarded a $50,800 contract to Shinn Brothers Inc. of Celina to replace a deteriorating walkway and a portion of boat docks in the county-owned dock facility near the Harbor Point 4-H Camp.
Allen East used a 15-5 second quarter to pull away and defeat New Knoxville 54-29 in the semifinals of the Vicki Mauk Holiday Classic on Thursday at the Elida Fieldhouse.
