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
Saturday, November 12th, 2022
By Bob Tomaszewski
ST. MARYS-St. Marys unveiled a brand new Ohio National Guard memorial and held a dedication ceremony on Veterans Day.
"It will serve not only as a reminder to us but to our children and for generations to come," Public Safety and Service Director Gregory Foxhoven said. [More]
Liberty Center rushes for nearly 300 yards in playoff win over Coldwater
By Gary R. Rasberry
LIMA - Liberty Center's gameplan was simple: force Coldwater to stop its running game.
The Cavaliers could not, and the Tigers ran all night long, handing the Cavaliers a 34-0 loss in the Division V regional football semifinal on Friday night at Spartan Stadium in Lima. [More]
Obituaries on November 12th, 2022
Chalmer D. Huston, 91, of Rockford passed away on November 09, 2022 at Van Wert [More]
Thomas E. Thien, Sr., age 72 of Celina, Ohio, died on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Miller Place, Celina, Ohio. [More]
Joan C. Dieringer, 88, of Saint Marys, died 5:00 A.M. Thursday, November 10, 2022, at Otterbein Saint Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Dolores A. (Meyer) Vollmer age 91 died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. [More]
Judith "Judy" Brewer, 76, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away at 8:45 a.m. on Satur [More]
Local pictures on November 12th, 2022
Subscriber stories on November 12th, 2022
Shortage, avian bird flu to blame
Locals who have grown fond of the popular turkey roasts will have to slake their appetite on more traditional fare this Thanksgiving and holiday season.
CELINA - Community stakeholders believe an upscale apartment complex named Fairway Place will usher in a new wave of young professions to and spawn similar housing developments in the area.
For years when I was in elementary school, I battled my mother on Sundays and special family occasions. She wanted me to wear a tie, but I wanted an open collar under my ill-fitting sport coat.
The Outsider
Twice a week I commute from Celina to Muncie before sunrise to teach a multimedia journalism class. I can count on seeing new roadkill virtually each trip. Mostly I see possum, vultures and raccoons, but now and then a deer carcass lies unclaimed at roadside.