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.
57° 57° Mon 67° Mon 67° likely 54° 54° slight chance Tue 67° Tue 67°
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - Silica was applied to a 2.5-acre test area in Grand Lake this morning to see if good algae can be made to grow and out-compete the toxic blue-green algae.
Marysville-based Algaeventure Systems plans to make three more silica applications, one this week and two next. The application site is near the Celina Rotary lighthouse. [More]
Obituaries on August 31st, 2010
Ronald Dean Wright, 53, Celina, died Aug. 28, 2010, at his home.
He was born [More]
Local pictures on August 31st, 2010
Subscriber stories on August 31st, 2010
City seeks grant to harvest algae
GRAND LAKE - City officials are floating yet another idea for helping solve Grand Lake's algae problem.
Celina city officials have applied for a mu
Celina
CELINA - City council members on Monday night approved first reading of an ordinance to set aside $350,000 from the city's Staeger Road TIF fund to pursue infrastructure improvements at Grand Lake Industrial Park.
ST. MARYS - A recent court ruling awarded back pay and benefits to a St. Marys high school teacher dismissed last year for lewd behavior. School board members now could appeal that decision.
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
The Mercer County Elks was a busy place on Monday as the boys and girls golf teams from St. Henry and Coldwater and the girls teams from Minster and Marion Local engaged in Midwest Athletic Conference golf action.
Grand Lake area
The Grand Lake Agriculture Leadership Program - designed to develop ag leaders in Auglaize, Mercer and surrounding counties - is open for participants to sign up, organizers say.