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
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Students place 2nd in national 2009 STEM Challenge
By Janie Southard
ROCKFORD - Three Parkway students went to Columbus, built their first robot together, and brought home a second-place trophy from the 2009 STEM Challenge, part of the National Robotics Challenge.
Seniors Tyler Garwood and Brandon Riley along with junior Corbin Hellwarth were certainly not considered shoo-ins to win anything. In fact, because Parkway is not a STEM school, the students could perhaps be called a dark-horse trio. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
ROCKFORD - St. Teresa Catholic Church in downtown Rockford is moving to an existing church building outside the village.
Church officials in December purchased a former non-Catholic church on state Route 707, east of state Route 118, due to their growing congregation. The church currently serves 130 families. [More]
New Bremen, St. John's share MAC girls hoops crown
By Mark Ruschau
ROCKFORD - The New Bremen Cardinals went to Rockford on Thursday and defeated the Parkway Panthers 59-33 in Midwest Athletic Conference play to win the school's first girls basketball title, one which they will share with the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays. [More]
Obituaries on February 20th, 2009
Juanita D. Cress, 83, of Van Wert, died at 10:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 2009, at Vancrest Health Care Center, Van Wert. [More]
Martha A. Poeppelman, 84, 163 E. Seventh St., Minster, died Feb. 19, 2009, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
Vernon M. Tisdale Jr., 82, died Feb. 15, 2009, at his home in Sacramento, Calif [More]
Reinhart Vohs, 95, 09011 Southland Road, New Knoxville, died at 7:35 p.m. Feb. 18, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Karlton C. Weaver, 68, of Midway Park, N.C., died Jan. 24, 2009, at his home. [More]
Rosemary Woehrmyer, 85, formerly of Bensman Road, Minster, died at 10 a.m. Feb. 18, 2009, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Local pictures on February 20th, 2009
Subscriber stories on February 20th, 2009
Local emergency agencies have yet to comply with a three-year-old federal law ordering them to establish care plans for pets following disasters.
Their reason for stalling is simple: their budgets currently don't allow it.
A class of third-grade students at Fort Recovery Elementary learned where their food comes from Thursday morning.
They also were encouraged to join the high school FFA when they come of age.
Bids are being taken by the Mercer County commissioners for bridge materials needed for three upcoming projects.
All submitted bids will be opened at 1:30 p.m. March 10 at the commissioners' office at the Central Services Building in Celina.
FORT RECOVERY - Village residents Theodore and Alison Homan will not need to make changes to their property even though an addition on their home encroaches on Fort Recovery's right of way.
FORT RECOVERY - The village is again leasing 13 acres of its land beside the Fort Recovery sanitary lagoon but is extending the term of the lease.
New Bremen, St. John's share MAC girls hoops crown
FORT RECOVERY - In order to win close games against good competition, teams must capitalize on opportunities at the free-throw line.
Delphos St. Jo
COLDWATER - It's sometimes said that it's not how you start, it's how you finish, but that wasn't the case for Thursday's Midwest Athletic Conference finale between the Marion Local Flyers and the Coldwater Cavaliers.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's Angie Hosbach made some history on Thursday, as did the Celina tandem of Todd Hertel and Luke Bonvillian
MINSTER - Overcoming a sluggish first half, Minster took control in the third quarter, then held off St. Henry's fourth-quarter charge to end the regular season with a 41-36 win on Senior Night at Wildcat Gymnasium.