Dense Fog Advisory issued January 31 at 3:09AM EST until January 31 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Fayette, Union, Wayne, and Franklin Counties. In Ohio, Butler, Darke, Mercer, and Preble Counties.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Special Weather Statement issued January 31 at 4:52AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Fog will reduce visibilities this morning. Conditions will vary from location to location with locally dense fog in spots. Motorists should prepare for rapid changes in visibility and allow extra time to reach your intended destination. The fog is expected to improve by mid morning.
Today 49° Today 49° 26° 26° chance Tomorrow 36° Tomorrow 36° 28° 28°
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
Rick Newcom
Rick L. Newcom, age 67, of Coldwater, died Sunday, March 7, 2021 at his residence.
He was born June 19, 1953 in Coldwater to the late Omer Lee & Myra Margaret (Tekamp) Newcom. He is survived by a daughter Bandy Lee Newcom (Jesse Williams) of Coldwater; grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Taya and Whitney Godwin, Miranda Williams and Jace Eischen; siblings, Cheryl (Ron) Hafner of Atlanta, MI, Doug (Nancy) Newcom of Southport, NC, Dwayne (Tamera) Newcom of Lexington, SC; nephew Ryan (Melinda) Luken of Cygnet, Ohio and niece Mindy (Todd) Stoeckel of Raleigh, NC.
He was preceded in death by his former wife Linda Marie (Nance) and grandchildren Blake Wilges and Laura Eischen.
Rick retired from the Mercer County Highway Dept. in 2005. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Church, Coldwater, South Shore Sportsman's Club, Celina Moose and Coldwater Eagles. He also belonged to a Corvette Club in his younger years, followed NASCAR especially Bill Elliot and enjoyed boating and the lake more in his retirement years and served as crew chief for Wolf Racing.
  A Funeral Mass following all CDC guidelines will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Holy Trinity Church, Coldwater with live stream at https://www.coldwatercluster.org/information/watch-mass-online. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 pm on Thursday and 9 to 10 am Friday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.
Memorials may be made to Grand Lake Hospice (grandlakehealth.org).
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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