Obituaries: Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:07PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Union County in east central Indiana... East Central Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Warren County in southwestern Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Preble County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 207 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, Troy, Trotwood, Sidney, Piqua, Miamisburg, Springboro, Vandalia, Englewood, Greenville, Franklin, Celina, Tipp City, Eaton, St. Marys and Moraine.

Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

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Obituaries on April 30th, 2008

Megan Jeffries

Megan Ann Jeffries, 17, of 9505 Celina Mendon Road, died at 5:34 p.m. April 27, [More]

Lee Krall

Former Rockford resident, Lee Krall, 88, of Festus, Mo., died April 27, 2008, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Crystal City, Mo. [More]

Elizabeth Kreider

Elizabeth A. "Libby" Kreider, 92, of 409 E. Butler St., Fort Recovery, died at 7:10 p.m. April 28, 2008, at Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Ind. [More]

Stories on April 30th, 2008

First-time festival to give sampling of 75

MINSTER - Visitors to Bock and Rock will not find Busch, Coors, Bud or Pabst on tap when this event billed as "A Beer Tasting Experience" takes place May 31 at Four Seasons Park. [More]

Back to the beginning

Celina council to reconsider Heffner property zoning

Celina City Council members likely will reject and start over on an ordinance to change the zoning of the Heffner property.

Council members went ov

Park expansion gets $20,000 closer to completion

ST. HENRY - The village's $90,000 North Park expansion got a boost last week as Jim, Gary and Dianne Cooper of Cooper Farms, St. Henry, donated $20,000 toward the project.

Block rezoned to two-hour parking

Coldwater village councilors approved a two-hour parking zone for a busy street on the south side of the village.

During a brief village council me

Civic association speaks out in support of canal cleanup

MINSTER - The Minster Civic Association believes the time has come to speak up in terms of supporting efforts to clean up the Miami and Erie Canal.

President Steve Prenger told members Tuesday night the subject was broached during the annual Minster Historical Society meeting in March.

'50s-style diner and museum opens

Creamy malts and hamburgers, memorabilia take patrons back in time

ST. MARYS - For those trying to find the No. 4 seat of the 11th Ferris wheel ever built with metal seats or a 50-year-old puppet named Howdy Doody, both are at the Lost in the '50s Diner and Gasoline Alley Collector Museum, 1533 Celina Road, just west of town.

Strong showing for local tracksters

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Celina swept both team portions of a mainly Western Buckeye League track affair on Tuesday at West Elementary in St. Marys. [More]

Zacharias plates the winning run for 'Dogs

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Abbey Zacharias drove in Allison Braun for the only Celina run of the game, which was all that Laura Homan needed as the senior fired a no-hitter leading the Bulldogs past Kenton, 1-0, in Western Buckeye League action in Kenton.

Important victory for the Cavaliers

COLDWATER - Tuesday's annual league battle between St. Henry and Coldwater had a lot of big scenarios riding on the game. Coldwater could strengthen its lead in the Midwest Athletic Conference in going to 5-0 and could also lock up the first seed for the Division III tournament draw this weekend.

Versailles still alive in title hunt

VERSAILLES - The Versailles Tigers baseball team stayed alive in the Midwest Athletic Conference baseball picture as they defeated the New Bremen Cardinals 7-3 on Monday.

Local pictures on April 30th, 2008

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