Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 2:16AM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 2:12AM EST until January 24 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST today.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
Today 11° Today 11° slight chance Tomorrow 15° Tomorrow 15° heavy heavy
Friday, February 15th, 2008
William Coomes
William Wakefield Coomes, 57, 110 Wild Cherry St., Celina, died at 7:35 a.m. Feb. 13, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. Death was due to natural causes.
He was born Jan. 13, 1951, in Ravenna to Thomas and Edna Coomes. His father is deceased, and his mother survives in Lima. He was married for 37 years to Marilyn Siefer, who survives.
Other survivors are a son, Bill, Forth Worth, Texas; a daughter, Linda, Celina; two brothers, Perry, Kenton, and Phil (Janie), Cairo; three sisters, Cathy, Bath, Sharon, Lima, and Theresa, Toledo; and three grandchildren.
He had worked at Joyce's Manufacturing in Muncie, Ind., and the former New Idea Farm Equipment Co., Coldwater. He graduated from Bath High School in Lima.
No funeral services are planned, and his body will be cremated.
A gathering is 5-8 p.m. Monday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina.
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