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.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration 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 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
It is the same wage and benefit package teachers received
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Classified employees at Minster Local Schools will receive the same wage and benefit package given to teachers as a result of unanimous action taken by the board of education Monday night.
They will receive a 3 percent salary increase the first year and a 2.85 percent increase the second year. The classified employees are janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and others without a teaching certificate. [More]
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - Recent blips in electric service have put 2008 ahead in electric interruptions over the 13 run up in 2007. The city's electric system department credits most outages to scampering and inquisitive squirrels and raccoons, now, of course, deceased. [More]
Obituaries on October 28th, 2008
Esta E. Bollenbacher, 92, 9866 state Route 49, Rockford, died at 6:45 a.m. Oct. 27, 2008, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Former Glynwood Road resident Mary Dietz, 81, died at 4:02 a.m. Oct. 28, 2008, [More]
Former St. Marys resident Katherine Roth, 66, died Oct. 24, 2008, at the Auglai [More]
Ivo L. Walterbusch, 75, 410 Kremer Road, Maria Stein, died at 9 a.m. Oct. 27, 2 [More]
William G. Winget, 62, 3448 St. Anthony Road, Celina, died at 9:50 p.m. Oct. 24, 2008, at his son's residence in Celina. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Local pictures on October 28th, 2008
Subscriber stories on October 28th, 2008
The city of Celina may resurface streets in a three-block area next summer if a proposed new senior citizen apartment complex is built on a portion of the former Mersman factory site on Wayne Street.
Voters next week will be asked to pass a constitutional amendment to renew the Clean Ohio Fund, which supports the preservation of land and waterways across the state.
COLDWATER - The salt bins are loaded and the village is ready for "Old Man Winter," Village Manager/Engineer Eric Thomas told village councilors Monday evening.
A Daily Standard editorial
Issue 6 on the Ohio ballot would amend the state constitution to allow one private business - whose owners boast less than stellar reputations - to build a gambling casino and resort near the community of Wilmington in Clinton County.