Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Beatrice Keiber
Former St. Marys resident Beatrice Keiber, 86, died March 3, 2008, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home, Spencerville.
She was born Sept. 9, 1921, in St. Marys to Lewis and Clara Moore Frey. On Sept. 25, 1940, she married Emerson C. Bilger, who was killed in World War II. On Dec. 7, 1946, she married Vernon Keiber, who died Jan. 8, 1999.
Surviving are two sons, Ron (Doris), Rock Hill, S.C., and Kenneth (Janet), Lima; three daughters, Patricia (Dale) Paul, New Knoxville, Sharmon (Ron) Hall, Berne, Ind., and Susan Keyes, Decatur, Ind.; two brothers, Charles Frey, St. Marys, and John Frey, El Paso, Texas; 17 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, four stepgreat-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Woodrow and Leroy Frey; and a sister, Mary Anderson.
She was a homemaker. A 1939 graduate of Memorial High School, St. Marys, she attended St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Marys.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Steve Wills officiating. Burial is at Resthaven Memory Gardens near Moulton.
Calling is 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the Diabetic Association.
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