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.
Today 80° Today 80° slight chance chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 78° Tomorrow 78° chance likely 59° 59° likely
Tuesday, September 6th, 2016
Fort Recovery places third to move to 4-1
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - After starting the volleyball season 0-4, St. Marys looked to continue the momentum from Thursday's first win at their invitational on Saturday.
After convincing wins in the opening round and semifinal, the Roughriders went the distance with Old Fort before coming away with a three-set win to claim the championship and more importantly, even their season mark at 4-4. [More]
Obituaries on September 6th, 2016
Florence "Alice" Baucher, age 90 of Celina, Ohio passed away at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday Sept. 4, 2016 at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Bill Dean Kirchenbauer, 87, Celina, died 6:26 p.m. Saturday September 3, 2016 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert. [More]
William F. "Bill" Pottkotter, 86, died on September 2, 2016, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Yvonne Post, 84, Celina, died Sept. 6, 2016, in Celina.
Services are pend [More]
Mary Ann Wendel, 76, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died on September 5, 2016, at Briarwo [More]
Amber Ames, 30, Lima, died Sept. 3, 2016, in Lima.
Services are pending at Mi [More]
Louis Hendricks, 49, St. Marys, died Sept. 2, 2016, in Columbus.
Services are [More]
Local pictures on September 6th, 2016
Subscriber stories on September 6th, 2016
DURBIN - They came in droves bearing plastic buckets, empty butter containers, Tupperware, cooking pots - vessels galore to hold the hot bean soup scooped out by Durbin Bean Bake Community Club members.
CELINA - Lake Improvement Association members are kicking off a three-year series to help coordinate efforts to clean up the Grand Lake Watershed.
President Tim Lovett spoke at Saturday's LIA meeting about the Our Land, Our Water Tour coming up Saturday.
ROSSBURG - Kent Robinson didn't exactly like what he saw Sunday night at Eldora Speedway during the late model main event of the Baltes Classic.
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Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area teams made the trek to Greenville City Park on Saturday for the 2016 Treaty City Cross Country Invitational.
From Staff and Wire Reports
The Cincinnati Bengals waived quarterback Keith Wenning on Saturday as the team trimmed down to the NFL-mandated 53-man active roster.