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.
Snow, ice, sleet and high winds paralyzed the Grand Lake area overnight and created treacherous road conditions today.
For the second day in a row, area schools canceled classes with no calamity days left to utilize. Most county agencies, as well as all city of Celina offices, also were closed for the day. [More]
James G. Kleinhenz, 82, St. Marys, died at 9:35 p.m. Jan. 28, 2011, in the emergency room of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Former Mercer County resident Emily Snyder watches nationally televised coverage of unrest in Egypt and is glad she is back home after a recent medical mission trip to Cairo.
Campsites, dock fees, other services cut 50 percent; move meant to draw visitors back
GRAND LAKE - The state will discount services at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park again this year to help draw visitors back to the lake after last summer's toxic algae blooms left its waters mostly deserted.
Minster to kick off street project and wastewater plant expansion
MINSTER - This year will be an expensive one as the village kicks off a number of major projects including expansion of the wastewater treatment plant and reconstruction of Fourth Street.
Officials at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park credit the quick action of St. Marys Township firefighters with saving the lives of two snowmobile drivers who found themselves in frigid water Saturday night.
