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.
CELINA - City council members are poised to set new ward lines that could pit two members against each other in the 2013 election.
If approved, new ward lines would be drawn that would put Myron Buxton and Mike Sovinski in Ward 1.
No one objected to the proposed change during a community betterment committee meeting held this week to discuss the issue. Sovinski and Buxton were at the meeting. [More]
An elderly Mercer County man was treated and then released following an accident late Tuesday morning when he reportedly drove his car the wrong way on a divided highway east of Celina.
The mishap occurred at 11:51 a.m. on state Route 29 between Havemann and Staeger roads. [More]
CELINA - The state's plan for shared services among counties could impact programs offered by the Ohio State University (OSU) Extension office in Mercer County.
ST. MARYS - The seven school board candidates battling for two open seats have an array of goals and vary on their opinion of a proposed multi-million dollar athletic complex.
COLDWATER - Six candidates are seeking two positions on the Coldwater school board of education. Each has declared he or she will work for the best interest of the students while helping the district stay fiscally sound.
MINSTER - Village council members Tuesday night rescinded an earlier decision to open an alley between the St. Augustine Catholic Church parish center and former Minster Elementary School.
ST. HENRY - If it seems that St. Henry will have to battle the entire population of Shelby County to get to state for the first time since 2004, it wouldn't be that much of an exaggeration.
