Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 3:15AM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 104 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity combined with very warm low temperatures can be especially hazardous as the overnight hours provide little relief from the heat. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Arthur Jacobs
Arthur J. "Jim" Jacobs Jr., 70, 4935 Fleetfoot Road, Celina, died 10:40 p.m. March 27, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital.
He was born Nov. 22, 1937 in St. Henry to Arthur J. and Ruth Alexander Jacobs. His mother survives in Celina. On Aug. 3, 1957, he married Sonia M. Clark, who died June 1, 2006.
Also surviving are two sons, James A. (Sue), Coldwater, and Alan (Ruth), Celina; four daughters, Deb (Don) Gross, Coldwater, and Teresa (Jeff) Griswold, Tammy (Carl) Truesdale, and Mary (Darrel) Conkel, all of Celina; a son-in-law, Byron Sparks, Celina; two brothers, Bob and Tom (Sue), both of Celina; two sisters, Linda (Terry) August, Celina, and Pat (Bob) Bullock, Lima; 19 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Deceased is a daughter, Elaine Sparks.
He was a timber cutter and had worked at the former Rutschilling Sawmill in St. Henry. He was a member of Celina Eagles #1291, Mercer County Sportsman Association and Ohio Loggers Association.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Jim Keiser officiating. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to Mercer Health Home Health.
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