Flood Warning issued September 19 at 9:56PM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:40 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 13.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - The restoration of Miami & Erie Canal lock 13 in downtown St. Marys is well underway and includes the possibility of a new restaurant and the loss of the Cotton Mill building.
The work is one of the first components of a multi-faceted improvement project in the city. [More]
By Pat Royse
COLDWATER - Local genealogical society members and Butler Township trustees hope to negotiate an agreement on boundaries of the old Burntwood Cemetery with the owner of the land that surrounds it.
Carolyn Brandon of the Mercer County Chapter of th [More]
Obituaries on January 22nd, 2008
Former New Bremen resident Walter C. Ahlers, 89, died at 9:25 a.m. Jan. 19, 2008, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Victor J. Billerman, 69, 209 Northview Drive, Coldwater, died Jan. 21, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Sallie K. Fifer, 73, 121 First Ave., Coldwater, died at 11:45 a.m. Jan. 20, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Dorothy Grillot, 84, formerly of 03458 Cardo Road, Fort Loramie, died at 4 p.m. [More]
Linda M. Newcom, 54, of Celina, died Jan. 20, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Former Fort Recovery resident Edward J. Robbins, 92, of The Gardens at St. Henr [More]
Former Russia resident Sister Marlene Voisard, 73, of Dayton, died Jan. 19, 2008 at the Maria-Joseph Living Care Center, Dayton. [More]
Former St. Marys resident Wesley W. Wierwille, 58, died at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 18, 2 [More]
Local pictures on January 22nd, 2008
Subscriber stories on January 22nd, 2008
Celina City Council members may be asking city department heads to reduce their funding requests for this year, as a lack of estimated revenue and a weakening national economy could prevent such appropriations.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Ohio Northern's women's basketball team remains one of the hottest teams in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
The 13-