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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
Woodworking becomes niche for Coldwater man suffering blindness
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - Marvin Uhlenhake begins his daily walk to the workshop behind his country home as tall trees sway in the wind.
The grassy pathway leading to the door is as familiar to him as his wife of 25 years, yet his steps show apprehension and take him a few feet off course. [More]
Obituaries on November 22nd, 2008
Eddie Allen Bonifas, 59, 116 North First St., Coldwater, died 5:47 p.m. Nov. 20, 2008, at his residence from natural causes. [More]
Larry L. Hoffman, 52, Ansonia, died 9:56 p.m. Nov. 20, 2008, at the Ansonia Police Department. Cause of death has not been offically determined, as yet. [More]
Leonard A. Reier, 83, 430 North Perry Street, St. Marys, died Nov. 21, 2008, at St. Ritas Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on November 22nd, 2008
Subscriber stories on November 22nd, 2008
Franklin Township in Mercer County has been approved for a $8,811 Ohio NatureWorks grant to buy land for greenspace preservation.
The original grant application requested the funds to buy a three-acre wooded parcel along a stream near the intersection of state Route 219 and Karafit Road.
Some local municipalities have been affected seriously by a national shortage of salt used to control icing on winter roads. Others have adequate supplies but are conserving its use.