Obituaries: Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...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... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.

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 May 6th, 2008

Eleanor Braun

Former Coldwater resident, Eleanor H. Braun, 94, of Celina, died at 8:54 p.m. May 4, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]

James Steinke

Former Coldwater and Mercer County resident, James Anthony Steinke, 76, of Tipp City, died at 11 a.m. on Sunday at the Hospice of Dayton. [More]

Ruth Wagner

Ruth Ann Wagner, 66, of West Spring St., St. Marys, died at 1:20 p.m. Sunday at a daughter's residence in St. Marys. [More]

Stories on May 6th, 2008

Teacher/coach relieved from duty in liquor investigation

A Celina teacher/coach has been relieved of all teaching and extracurricular duties following an incident involving alleged possession of alcohol at school. [More]

A trip to remember - from New Weston to WWII

NEW WESTON - Julius Siefring looks through a photo album of his recent trip to Washington, D.C., - only the second time he has left the state since returning from World War II in late 1945.

Everyone will be asked to help implement watershed action plan

Local and state officials and private citizens attending the June 20 Legislative Day on the Lake will be asked to help implement the new action plan for the Grand Lake/Wabash River Watershed.

Boeckman family tapped for awards

The Neil and Gina Boeckman family of Celina has been tapped for two environmental stewardship awards from the Ohio Livestock Coalition (OLC) and the Ohio Poultry Association (OPA).

Bulldogs jump on Cavs in first

After the first inning, Celina and Coldwater engaged in a pitchers' duel.

While Celina freshman Amanda Hoying was solid for all seven innings, Coldwater's Jessie Welsch needed to get past the first four Celina batters before settling down. [More]

Crowell dominates on hill for Parkway

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Elaine Crowell struck out 15 Versailles batters as Parkway handed the Tigers their first Midwest Athletic Conference loss of the season in a 4-0 win at Shane's Park in Rockford on Monday.

Cardinals rally in final two at-bats

NEW BREMEN - All season long, veteran New Bremen softball coach Craig Griesdorn has been bemoaning the fact of his squad's inability to bunch hits together and score runs.

Kneading advice: Mom passes on family secret

As a young newlywed, Ann Esmonde carefully packed pieces of homemade pie in her husband's lunchbox each morning. She imagined him enjoying each and every bite - savoring mouthful after mouthful of her loving effort.

Local pictures on May 6th, 2008

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