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.
66° 66° chance likely Sun 79° Sun 79° likely 56° 56° Mon 67° Mon 67° chance
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Saturday, January 31st, 2015
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Sgt. Jay Wehrkamp of the Mercer County Sheriff's Office on Thursday fills the tank of a department vehicle. Sheriff Jeff Grey this year budgeted $94,000 for gasoline, which is one of several expenses included in the agency's transportation costs.

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Travel costs again take major chunk of sheriff's budget
CELINA - The cost of routine patrol and inmate transports continues to impact Mercer County Sheriff's Office expenses.
The department's total budget this year is $2.9 million. Last year's appropriations were about $2.8 million. [More]
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