Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
Paul Fisher
Mercer County native Paul Ray "Bing" Fisher, 77, formerly of St. Peter and Hicksville, died at 7 p.m. Jan. 6, 2010, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.
He was born Nov. 25, 1932, in Liberty Township, Mercer County, to Birchie B. and Charlotte Belle Hole Fisher.
Surviving are a son, Mitchell D. Fisher, Payne; a daughter, Kim (Mike) Resendez, Payne; a brother, Lee Fisher, St. Marys; a sister, Ruth (Larry) Snook, Portland, Ind.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a daughter, Kay Fisher; a daughter-in-law, Maggie Fisher; two brothers, John and Buck Fisher; and three sisters, his twin, Pauline Braun, Florence Weaver and Iva Alt.
He was a factory worker at International Harvester in Fort Wayne, Ind., and was self-employed in construction for many years before becoming disabled in a snowmobile accident. He was a U.S. Army veteran during the rebuilding of Korea.
Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Mark Wakeland officiating. Burial is at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Condolences can be sent to dick.hellwarth@verizonmail.com.
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