Flood Warning issued September 19 at 9:56PM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...Until Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:40 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 13.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Minster students use camera to capture veterans' memories
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - George Brown takes a seat in a makeshift recording studio at Minster High School and begins talking about his experiences during the World War II era.
He is one of 12 area veterans sharing such memories as part of an oral history project sponsored by the Minster Historical Society in cooperation with teacher Austin Kaylor's sophomore world history class. [More]
There's an emerging revenue opportunity for farmers in the form of selling carbon credits generated when they implement conservation measures on their land.
On Thursday, a free meeting on the topic will be held at 7 p.m. at the Shelby County Agricultural Center, 820 Fair Road, Sidney. The meeting will last about two hours and there is no advance registration. [More]
ST. MARYS - The dumping area behind St. Marys Foundry has some residents concerned about what's in that pile of stuff and what kind of health hazard it may be. The Ohio EPA already is on track to find out.
COLDWATER - Village Manager-Engineer Eric Thomas says he feels fortunate the small government grant and loan from Ohio Public Works for street and water/sewer improvements has been funded.
MARIA STEIN - Booster Club representatives attended the Marion Local Schools board of education meeting Monday night to outline proposed plans for new visitors' bleachers at the high school football field.
