Flood Warning issued September 19 at 10:54AM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:40 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 13.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° slight chance chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 78° Tomorrow 78° chance likely 59° 59° likely
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Obituaries on December 21st, 2011
Edward "Don" Heric, 87, Maria Stein, died at 12:29 a.m. Dec. 20, 2011, at County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Irene P. Sommer, 84, died Dec. 20, 2011, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Rebecca May Dysert, 83, St. Marys, died at 2:55 a.m. Dec. 20, 2011, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Leonard Fred Pax, 90, Mesa, Ariz., died at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 28, 2011.
He was bo [More]
Stories on December 21st, 2011
Evers sent to prison for death of infant
Applause rippled through Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday afternoon when a former St. Henry baby sitter was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the death of an infant in her care. [More]
Commissioners
Mercer County clerk/administrator Kim Everman was given a raise of more than $10,000 as well as a new job description by Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday.
Members vote on nonbinding fourth reading of 2012 funding
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday continued to argue over financial cuts for 2012, and final passage of the budget remains in question.
The bud
CELINA - Owners of the former Walmart building hope to make $1 million in renovations to lure two retail businesses into the space.
Mercer County E
MINSTER - Village council members Tuesday night accepted bids for the final phase of the Fourth Street reconstruction project.
Rather than selecting the lowest bid, officials recommended the $338,518 bid from Brumbaugh Construction of Arcanum.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Commissioners on Tuesday met with OSU Extension officials to discuss the Extension's request for more money and possibly sharing services with Mercer County.
CELINA - Winner's Computer has opened a second store.
Bob Winner, who owns Winner's Computer in New Knoxville, on Thursday opened a store in downtown Celina at 220 S. Main St., the former Learning Hut.
ST. HENRY - Despite shooting 51 percent from the charity stripe through the first five games of the season, Celina's girls basketball coach Brian Stetler was still convinced that his Bulldogs were capable of being a good free-throw shooting team. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - With a two-week break looming after Tuesday night, the Fort Recovery Indians wanted to go into the Christmas break with some momentum
MARIA STEIN - A suffocating defense helped the Marion Local Flyers notch their first win of the year on Tuesday night at The Hangar as they posted a 44-23 triumph over the Ottoville Big Green.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater got off to a strong start en route to picking up its fourth straight win, a 56-35 triumph over Elida on Tuesday night at the Elida Fieldhouse.
Local pictures on December 21st, 2011