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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
$200,000 project intended to ease cramped conditions
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Officials anticipate breaking ground in the next week or so to expand the Mercer County Council on Aging's senior center on Riley Street.
The project was planned to ease cramped conditions due to an influx of people using a growing number of services. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
OTTOVILLE - It took Kalida less than 3 minutes to score against Coldwater.
The Cavaliers spent the next 77 minutes doing everything possible to get the equalizer, but Kalida keeper Bailey White came up with big saves to preserve the Wildcats' 1-0 win in the Division III girls soccer district semifinal at Ottoville High School on Tuesday night. [More]
Obituaries on October 23rd, 2019
Doris M. Grieshop, 86, Celina, died on Oct. 22, 2019, at Mercer County Communit [More]
Local pictures on October 23rd, 2019
Subscriber stories on October 23rd, 2019
Decision 2019
ROCKFORD - Village voters will consider a renewal operating levy for the Rockford Carnegie Library for the Nov. 5 general election.
Library fiscal
Decision 2019
Mercer County voters in several townships will consider levy issues on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.

Butler Township
Residents will have t
CELINA - Local Republican leaders on Monday elected attorney Richard Delzeith as Mercer County chair and county commissioner Greg Homan as vice chairman.
Mercer County's unemployment rate increased from 2.7% in August to 2.8% in September but was still the lowest in the state, according to Ohio Department of Job and Family Services information.
CELINA - A small structure fire resulted in the total loss of a shed on Monday morning.
Firefighters responded to a report of a small shed that had
CELINA - Lake Facilities Authority members approved paying three invoices on Tuesday for extra diffusers at West Beach in Grand Lake St. Marys State Park and fund application services, totaling $20,918.
Cavs sweep Knights to set up district final vs. No. 2 Eagles
FINDLAY - The Coldwater Cavaliers swept their way through sectional.
The outcome was no different in their district opener, either.
Coldwater c
Computer Points In Review
Last weekend, all four WBL teams who were in the top eight of their regions earned victories to maintain their likely playoff status. The MAC had mor
FORT RECOVERY - Sara Knapke was tired of not finding clothes to fulfill her "edgy" style at area boutique stores, so she started her own store.   
Her search for the right clothes inspired her to open High Voltage Boutique, "a southern rock" paradise that expresses her personality.