Obituaries: Saturday, October 7th, 2006

Flood Watch issued April 2 at 3:24AM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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...From this evening through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

Wind Advisory issued April 2 at 3:21AM EDT until April 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwest and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to midnight EDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

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Obituaries on October 7th, 2006

Thomas Mackenbach

Thomas Mackenbach, 62, 12012 Evans Road, Mendon, died at 4:41 p.m. Oct. 5, 2006, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident west of St. Marys. [More]

Stories on October 7th, 2006

Briarwood Manor plans new facility

COLDWATER - Briarwood Manor officials revealed plans Friday to build a proposed $10 million nursing home, assisted and independent living facility to replace their current nursing home.

Public opinion sought on county loan for ag company

Mercer Landmark seeks $250,000 to start soybean plant that would create 10 jobs in Rockford

Mercer County commissioners are seeking more public input on a proposal to lend Mercer Landmark of Celina $250,000 from its revolving loan fund to help finance a start-up soybean extrusion plant in Rockford.

Ohio Department of Taxation holds radom diesel fuel check

A fruit hauler was the lone recipient of an illegal tax citation during a random diesel fuel checkpoint set up in Mercer County on Friday.

Diesel-fueled vehicles driving on state Route 127 just south of Celina were subjected to a random fuel test by the Ohio Department of Taxation. [More]

Pumpkins turn to squash

NEW BREMEN - How do you top the creation of a 2,020-pound pumpkin pie worthy of inclusion in the Guiness Book of World Records?

The New Bremen Gian

Ruggley runs wild on Celina defense

Bath running back tops 200 yards

Celina head coach Jerry Harris knew that Bath was going to try and beat his Bulldogs with a powerful running game and that's exactly what the Wildcats did on Friday night at Celina Stadium. [More]

Coldwater spoils great effort from

MINSTER - The top-ranked team in Division IV, the Coldwater Cavaliers, rolled into Minster having won the last 12 games over the Wildcats by an average of 19 points. [More]

Roughriders hand Shawnee first WBL defeat of the season

Defense the difference for St. Marys

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - The St. Marys Roughriders continued the strong play they have shown over the last few weeks, winning their third game in a row on Friday night in a defensive battle against Shawnee. [More]

Puthoff has huge night for St. Henry over improved Parkway squad

ROCKFORD - The scoreboard may not have said it, but Parkway gave St. Henry a lot to deal with on Friday.

The Panthers gave the Redskins all they could handle, but St. Henry came up with several big plays to come away with a 37-14 win at Panther Stadium.

Western Buckeye League Roundup

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Thanks to Shawnee's loss to St. Marys, Wapakoneta was able to reclaim a share of first place in the Western Buckeye League on Friday, and in the process knocked Kenton out of contention in the league standings with a 42-15 win at Robinson Field in Kenton.

Flyers hang 45-point thrashing on Indians

FORT RECOVERY - The Marion Local Flyers continued their mid-season surge Friday night as they demolished the Fort Recovery Indians, 45-0, in Midwest Athletic Conference action on homecoming at Barrenbrugge Park.

Anna pulls off upset over Jays

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Anna scored nine points in the fourth quarter and used a strong defense to pull the upset and beat Delphos St. John's 23-14 in the first-ever meeting between the schools down at Booster Field in Anna.

Local pictures on October 7th, 2006

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