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
Raymond Whetsel
Raymond "L.J." Whetsel, 12, 204 W. Walnut St., Mendon, died Sept. 21, 2008, at his residence. Death was due to an apparent suicide.
He was born Jan. 6, 1996, in Lima, to Robert and Barbara Miller Whetsel. His mother and stepfather, Rodney Adcock, survive at the residence. His father and stepmother, Lisa Whetsel, survive in Neptune.
Surviving are two brothers, Rodney Adcock Jr. and Dante Prince, both of Mendon; a sister, Malibu Prince, Mendon; maternal grandparents, Elizabeth Wallace and John and Carol Winget, all of St. Marys; paternal grandparents, Thelma Scott, Portland, Ind., Ronnie Evans, Merritt Island, Fla., Donna Thacker, Paulding, and Ivy Evans, Neptune.
Deceased are grandparents Leon Wallace, Lloyd Fellers, Carl Evans, Dan Scott and Charles and Mary Whetsel.
He was a sixth-grade student at the Parkway Local School District, Rockford.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Judy Ball officiating. Burial is at Neptune Cemetery.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Condolences can be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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