Flood Watch issued April 3 at 4:50AM 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...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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expected Saturday into Saturday night.
Today 65° Today 65° slight chance 46° 46° likely Tomorrow 56° Tomorrow 56° 52° 52°
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Dolly Drury
Former Mercer County resident Dolly Mae Drury, 83, of rural Wapakoneta, died at 11:10 p.m. May 14, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
She was born Aug. 3, 1923, in Middle Point, to Forrest and Ethel Faester Tabler. On April 12, 1945, she married Frederick C. Drury, who died Jan. 11, 2001.
Surviving are two daughters, Judith (Harry) Haggard, Lima, and Joyce (Jim) Miller, Wapakoneta; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers and a sister.
She was a homemaker and worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, St. Marys, and the Lima Ordinance Depot and co-managed several apartments with her husband.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, Wapakoneta, the Rev. Elaine Mikesell officiating. There is no burial.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the American Lung Association.
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