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, January 31st, 2024
Ice-cold baths popular on social media
By Erin Gardner
CELINA - Taking a quick dip in ice water or stepping inside a chamber that is a frosty minus 210 degrees can provide health and mental benefits, health experts say.      Cryotherapy or cold therapy isn't a new practice but it has gained popularity due to videos on social media showing people dunking themselves in baths full of ice water in an attempt to regulate their body temperature. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Every time Bellefontaine tried to get close, Celina shut the door.
The Bulldogs won their third straight game and fourth in the last five outings in picking up a 58-47 victory over Bellefontaine in a Tuesday night boys basketball game at the Fieldhouse. [More]
Obituaries on January 31st, 2024
Eileen (Knapke) Siefring, age 81, of Philothea, Ohio, died on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, at Celina Manor. [More]
Joseph M. "Wheeler" Houser, age 66, of rural Mendon, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 28, 2024. [More]
Faith Yvette Becker passed away peacefully cradled in the loving embrace of her adoring parents on January 27, 2024. [More]
Terry Lee Gilmore, 80, of Saint Marys, died at 10:52 p.m. Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, Saint Marys. [More]
Local pictures on January 31st, 2024
Subscriber stories on January 31st, 2024
MENDON - Mayor Terry Seibert is rallying residents to pressure elections officials into reinstating Mendon's polling location.
Roughly 900 Mendon-
CELINA - A Dayton woman was sentenced on drug charges in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday afternoon.
Krystal N. Russo, 25, was sentenced
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County commissioners on Tuesday set a date to re-evaluate the maintenance bases and watershed maps for the Prairie Creek and Prairie Creek Branch Two ditches.
Flyers squander eight-point fourth-quarter lead
MARIA STEIN - Twice Marion Local seemed poised to pull away from Minster, but both times, the Wildcats clawed back into the game.
Cole McClurg hit
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
Parkway shut down Paulding in the first half, and its own offense came to life in the second for a 41-26 win in a girls basketball game on the road on Tuesday.
MINSTER - For Minster, it was another game that was exemplified by a tale of two halves.
Following a sluggish start, the Wildcats tacked on their notorious in-your-face defense in the second half to pick up a 42-23 non-conference victory last evening over St. Marys at Wildcat Gymnasium.