Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Robin Burton
St. Marys native Robin Jean Burton, 51, of Columbus, died at 8 p.m. Sept. 16, 2008, at The Cleveland Clinic following heart surgery.
She was born July 8, 1957, in St. Marys, to Robert L. and Cecelia Owings Anderson. Her mother, Cecelia Anderson Carvallo, survives in Columbus.
Other survivors are a son, Brandon Burton, Columbus; a sister, Teresa J. (Robert) Grant, St. Marys; and a brother, Michael P. Anderson, St. Marys.
She was employed as the administrative assistant to the state veterinarian in the State of Ohio Department of Agriculture. She was a member of the Catholic church,
a 1975 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School and a 1980 graduate of Defiance College, where she was class president and president of the Beta Sigma Sorority. She was active in the Columbus Neighborhood Watch program and served as president of the Columbus Recreation Midget Football Association.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys, the Rev. Anthony Cutcher officiating. Private family burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-7 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to Columbus Children's Hospital.
Condolences can be made to www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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