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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.

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

Photo by Dan Melograna/The Daily Standard

Firefighters and emergency medical service personnel respond after Timothy Dirksen became trapped inside a 90-foot-tall silo at 889 Cassella-Montezuma Road on Monday morning.

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Maria Stein man dies in silo accident

MARIA STEIN - A Maria Stein farmer died after reportedly being overcome by silage fumes while trapped inside a silo on Monday morning.

Fire, emergency medical personnel and Mercer County Sheriff's deputies responded to 889 Cassella-Montezuma Road after receiving a 911 call at 10:20 a.m. [More]

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