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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
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Saturday, March 5th, 2016
Joe Freed
Joe F. Freed, age 93, formerly of Findlay, Ohio, passed away at Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
He was born March 3, 1922, in Forest, Ohio, to Franklin E. and Estella (Neiswander) Freed. On December 5, 1943, he married his high school sweetheart, Kathryn (Heininger) Freed, and they had 71 years together. She preceded him in death on January 25, 2015.
He is survived by his four children: Margaret (Dwight) Steen, Denver, Colorado; Dr. Thomas Freed, Grafton, Wisconsin; Dr. Donald (Debra) Freed, Suttons Bay, Michigan; and Rebecca (Douglas) Warren, Findlay, Ohio; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Una R. (Charles) Bailey, and his brother, Charles Freed.
Joe was a 1940 graduate of Forest High School in Forest, Ohio. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII. He received his pharmacy degree from The Ohio State University in 1951.
Joe was a partner in B & G, Arlington and Brookside Pharmacies. He was Retail Pharmacist of the Year for the state of Ohio in 1975, a member of the OSU College of Pharmacy Alumni Governing Board, and past president of the Northwest Ohio Pharmaceutical Association. In addition, he was a member for Van Buren School District Board for twelve years. He enjoyed participating in the Senate Club and was a Mason at Forest Lodge for seventy years.
He was an active member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Findlay. He was also actively involved in the Emmaus community. He was most recently a member of St. Pauls United Methodist Church in Celina. Joe was on the board of directors of Otterbein Retirement Community and an active volunteer on the Otterbein campus.
Joe was a kind, generous and patient man, devoted to his family, church and community. He will be sorely missed.
Memorial contributions may be made to Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Cisco Funeral Home, St. Marys.
To share memories with the family, visit www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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