Flood Watch issued August 19 at 7:53PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Shelby and Union.
* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Repeated rounds of storms, combined with the extremely wet soil conditions will increase the risk for flash flooding into the overnight hours.
Flood Warning issued August 19 at 10:36PM EDT until August 20 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southern Logan County in west central Ohio... Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 700 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1036 PM EDT, emergency management reported flooding in the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Sidney, Bellefontaine, Newport, West Liberty, Anna, Fort Loramie, De Graff, Quincy, Port Jefferson, Valley Hi, Zanesfield, Maplewood, Pemberton, Logansville, Mcmorran, Swanders, Pickrelltown, New Jerusalem and Lake Loramie State Park.
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Monday, February 8th, 2016
Richard Schwartz
Richard L. Schwartz, 68, of rural St. Marys, died at 7:27 AM on Friday, February 5, 2016 in the emergency dept. of Joint Twp. District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys following a sudden illness.
He was born at his family residence in rural St. Marys on July 11, 1947, a son of Lester and Melba Rohrbach Schwartz, who are deceased. He was formerly married to Mary Alice Fannon Schwartz, who survives in St. Marys.
Also surviving are three children; Brian (Beth) Schwartz of Davo City, Philippines; Marty (Shannon) Schwartz of St. Marys and MaryLou (Steve) Macklin of Spencerville; eight grandchildren; Jacob Schwartz of Defiance; Rebecca Schwartz of Davo City; Griffin, Gavin and Tatum Schwartz of St. Marys and Matthew, Eric and Alyssa Macklin of Spencerville; his brother, Gary (Ruth) Schwartz of Kossuth and his friend; Phyllis Dabe of St. Marys.
Dick was a 1965 graduate of the Spencerville High School and was presently employed as a courier for the Joint Twp. District Memorial Hospital for the past 15 years. He enjoyed watching horse races and being with people and was a member of Wapakoneta Eagles Aerie 691.
Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Thursday in the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home in Spencerville with Pastor Aaron Kimmel officiating. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Memory Gardens near Moulton.
Friends may call from 2 until 8 PM Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Spencerville EMS.
Condolences may be sent to tbayliff@woh.rr.com.
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