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, November 1st, 2008
Edward Keller
Edward J. Keller, 97, 1481 Cranberry Road, St. Henry, died at 12:45 a.m. Oct. 31, 2008, at his residence.
He was born May 9, 1911, in Sharpsburg to Charles and Elizabeth Clune Keller. On April 25, 1942, he married Rita M. Kessens, who died Oct. 3, 2003.
Surviving are five sons, John (Jean), McCartyville, Dick (Marge), St. Henry, Tom (Ruth), New Bremen, Jerry (Rita), New Bremen and Tony (Sue Ann), Warren; six daughters, Mary Ann Lajcik, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Betty (Bob) Kates, Dayton, Karen (Tom) Kovac, Fresno, Calif., Norma (Dave) Will, Fort Recovery, Margie (Rick) Vagedes, Bloomington, Ind., Ruth (Gene) Foster, Casa Grande, Ariz.; a son-in-law, Jim (Wendy) Lange, Chicago, Ill.; three brothers, Alvin , Fort Recovery, Ray (Rita), Dayton, and Paul, Fort Recovery; two sisters, Mildred Bolton, Dayton, and Mary (Bill) Woeste, Coldwater; 37 grandchildren and 53 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a daughter, Rosella Lange; a son-in-law, Tom Lajcik; two brothers, Bill and Bob; a sister, Dorothy Engle; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
He was an employee of the former Avco New Idea Plant, Coldwater, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Fort Recovery American Legion, past trustee of the Knights of St. John, Maria Stein, and member of St. Francis Catholic Church, Cranberry Prairie.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Tom Hemm officiating. Burial, with complete military services, will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
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