Flood Warning issued September 19 at 10:54AM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:40 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 13.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
GRAND LAKE AREA - More than two-thirds of forests dotting the local countryside have vanished in the last 70 years.
Cornstalks, soybean plants and grazing pastures now exist on thousands of farmland acres that once were home to towering maples, oaks and other trees. [More]
CELINA - After a fairly stagnant first half of play, Celina's offense turned on the jets in the second half and scored five touchdowns en route to a 49-23 victory over rival St. Marys on Friday night at Celina Stadium.
St. Marys (0-6, 0-5 Western Buckeye League) took a 17-14 lead at the 7:31 mark of the third quarter after driving 68 yards in 10 plays on its first drive of the second half with Trent Wale rushing for a nine-yard touchdown. [More]
Five townships in Mercer County will receive additional property taxes in the coming years after it was discovered their inside millage rates were below the state statutory minimum of 0.5.
MINSTER - If a fan had walked into Minster Memorial Stadium with 3:20 left to play in Friday's football game, they may well have seen the most exciting, if not well played, contest of the season.
Versailles scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull away and beat Parkway 38-14 in Midwest Athletic Conference football action at Hole Field in Darke County.
ROSSBURG - For the second consecutive night Brian Ruhlman of Clarklake, Mich., used a lapped car as an aid on his way to winning a preliminary event during the UMP Nationals at Eldora Speedway on Friday night.
Grant Sherman threw for 495 yards and five touchdowns to help Kenton stayed perfect on the season with a 34-10 win over Ottawa-Glandorf at Robinson Field in Hardin County.
