July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22
Deciding
A Mercer County judge expects to rule soon on whether a suit by five Mercer County farmers upset over flooding from Grand St. Lake Marys can move forward.
Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Jeff Ingraham told The Daily Standard this week that he will rule in the next 30 days on a motion to dismiss the suit made by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
The suit contends that the new spillway at Celina, which opened in 1997, has resulted in flooding of Beaver Creek and the Wabash River in central and western Mercer County.
Residents in Jay County and county officials also contended during flooding in July that the spillway was aggravating Wabash River flooding.
Plaintiffs in the suit, all with rural Celina addresses, are Leo Post, Richard Baucher, Jack Minch, Steve Zumberge and Terry Linn. The five own farm ground in Jefferson, Washington and Liberty townships.
They claim using their farm land to “store” water from Grand Lake is an illegal “taking” of the land.
The ODNR has denied the allegations in the suit, saying there is no proof the spillway is the sole or main contributor to flooding.
The 1913 spillway at Celina was replaced with the new horseshoe-shaped spillway to avoid water from the lake from flowing over the West Bank, a manmade earthen dam on the northwest corner of the lake, which was originally constructed as a water supply for the Miami-Erie Canal.
The lake is located at the highest point of elevation between Toledo and Cincinnati.
Eligible
Farmers in Jay and Blackford counties who sustained losses from storms and flooding in July are eligible for Farm Service Agency farm program loans.
Proceeds from insurance and other compensation are taken into account when determining eligibility for the loans.
John T. Simmons, the manager for the FSA farm loan program, said in a release that the deadline for application is March 11, 2004. But Simmons said that farmers who wish to apply should apply early to expedite processing of the loans.
Applications are available at the Jay County FSA office, 1331 West Ind. 67, Portland. For more information call (260) 726-4888.
Deaths
Brad E. Ludy, 22, 6676 East Ind. 26, Portland.
Grace Evelyn Petro, 85, Cincinnati, a native of Jay County.
Details on page 10.
Weather
Skies should be clear tonight, with lows in the upper 50s. The outlook for Saturday calls for mostly sunny skies, with highs in the lower 80s.
The Portland weather observation station recorded a high Thursday of 89 and a low of 69. It was 75 at 7 a.m. today.
Saturday night should be mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s. Sunday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny conditions, with highs in the lower 80s. Sunday night should be mostly clear with lows in the upper 50s.
Monday’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 80s.
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A Mercer County judge expects to rule soon on whether a suit by five Mercer County farmers upset over flooding from Grand St. Lake Marys can move forward.
Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Jeff Ingraham told The Daily Standard this week that he will rule in the next 30 days on a motion to dismiss the suit made by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
The suit contends that the new spillway at Celina, which opened in 1997, has resulted in flooding of Beaver Creek and the Wabash River in central and western Mercer County.
Residents in Jay County and county officials also contended during flooding in July that the spillway was aggravating Wabash River flooding.
Plaintiffs in the suit, all with rural Celina addresses, are Leo Post, Richard Baucher, Jack Minch, Steve Zumberge and Terry Linn. The five own farm ground in Jefferson, Washington and Liberty townships.
They claim using their farm land to “store” water from Grand Lake is an illegal “taking” of the land.
The ODNR has denied the allegations in the suit, saying there is no proof the spillway is the sole or main contributor to flooding.
The 1913 spillway at Celina was replaced with the new horseshoe-shaped spillway to avoid water from the lake from flowing over the West Bank, a manmade earthen dam on the northwest corner of the lake, which was originally constructed as a water supply for the Miami-Erie Canal.
The lake is located at the highest point of elevation between Toledo and Cincinnati.
Eligible
Farmers in Jay and Blackford counties who sustained losses from storms and flooding in July are eligible for Farm Service Agency farm program loans.
Proceeds from insurance and other compensation are taken into account when determining eligibility for the loans.
John T. Simmons, the manager for the FSA farm loan program, said in a release that the deadline for application is March 11, 2004. But Simmons said that farmers who wish to apply should apply early to expedite processing of the loans.
Applications are available at the Jay County FSA office, 1331 West Ind. 67, Portland. For more information call (260) 726-4888.
Deaths
Brad E. Ludy, 22, 6676 East Ind. 26, Portland.
Grace Evelyn Petro, 85, Cincinnati, a native of Jay County.
Details on page 10.
Weather
Skies should be clear tonight, with lows in the upper 50s. The outlook for Saturday calls for mostly sunny skies, with highs in the lower 80s.
The Portland weather observation station recorded a high Thursday of 89 and a low of 69. It was 75 at 7 a.m. today.
Saturday night should be mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s. Sunday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny conditions, with highs in the lower 80s. Sunday night should be mostly clear with lows in the upper 50s.
Monday’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 80s.
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