Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
57° 57° Mon 67° Mon 67° likely 54° 54° slight chance Tue 67° Tue 67°
Friday, March 14th, 2014
By Margie Wuebker
MENDON - An investigation into a breaking and entering at a home earlier in the day led to the arrests Thursday night of three people.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies were called to the 7000 block of Prairie Brook Drive, south of Celina, shortly after 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The property owner reported cash, collector coins, jewelry and a safe missing. [More]
Obituaries on March 14th, 2014
Cara Young, 47, St. Marys, died March 13, 2014, at her residence.
She was bor [More]
Mary E. Boroff, 98, Rockford, passed away March 12, 2014, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Vaughn G. Wakefield, 66, Versailles, passed away at 5:55 a.m. March 13, 2014, at State of the Heart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. [More]
Heather R. McCormick, 40, Celina, died in the early morning of March 11, 2014, following a traffic accident in Mercer County. [More]
Lois A. Mackey, 85, formerly of Celina, passed away March 12, 2014, at The Monticello House in Anderson, Ind. [More]
Janet E. Thompson-Steen, 75, Celina, died at 3:12 p.m. March 12, 2014, at Celina Manor Nursing Home after a short illness. [More]
Local pictures on March 14th, 2014
Subscriber stories on March 14th, 2014
Manure applied on frozen ground
Two farms in the Wabash River Watershed were issued pollution violation notices after manure was applied to frozen and snow-covered ground in February.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners will accept bids until May 13 for an estimated $2.3 million resurfacing project on Burkettsville-St. Henry Road and Frahm Pike.
New Knoxville sweeps top honors
When it came time to choose The Daily Standard's Girls Basketball Player of the Year, it was a rather simple decision.
New Knoxville's Haley Horstm
CELINA - It was a doubly significant day for the Kuhn family on Thursday when twin siblings Kaity and Kaleb Kuhn officially signed to play college athletics.