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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.

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Christopher Gibbs, executive director of the Mercer County Farm Service Agency, studies photos taken of farming activities in Shelby County to determine which ones to include in a presentation set in March. The event, called Images from the Land, will involve images from farm life projected on a huge screen set to music performed by the 35-member Sidney Civic Band. Gibbs is one of many committee members on the Ag in the Arts Committee of the Gateway Arts Council planning the event.

Related online story:

Event combining music and agriculture planned for March

A local ag official is helping plan an event that will combine music and agriculture set to take place in Shelby County in March.

If all goes well, it might be possible to do a similar event here, said Chris Gibbs, executive director of the Mercer County Farm Service Agency. [More]

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