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°
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Mary Schoeppner
Former Coldwater resident Mary S. Schoeppner, 97, of Kings Park, N.Y., died in Kings Park on Sept. 21, 2008.
She was born Aug. 14, 1911, in Harrietsville, to Joseph and Mildred Schell Noll. On Feb. 25, 1930, she married Elmer Schoeppner, who died in 1995.
Surviving are two daughters, Bonita Beckman, Dayton, and Patricia (John) Carr, Kings Park; a sister, Clara McKerahan, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a daughter, Betty; and 10 brothers and sisters.
She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and its rosary altar sodality, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, all of Coldwater.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater, the Rev. Richard Walling officiating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 9-10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Condolences can be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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