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
Margaret Vagedes
Cranberry Prairie native Margaret "Marge" R. Vagedes, 56, of Gosport, Ind., died at 9:50 p.m. Jan 6, 2010, at her residence. Death was due to natural causes.
She was born June 1, 1953, in Cranberry Prairie to Edward and Rita Kessens Keller. On July 6, 1974, she married Eric Vagedes, who survives.
Other survivors are a son, Greg (Amy) Vagedes, Bloomington, Ind.; three daughters, Erica (Kadir) Cakmak and Jessica (Dan) Hoover, all of Bloomington, and Erin (Danny) Webb, Nashville, Ind.; five brothers, John, Richard, Tom, Jerry and Tony Keller, all of Ohio; five sisters, Mary Ann Lajcik of California, Betty Kates of Ohio, Karen Kovac of California, Norma Will of Ohio and Ruth Foster of Arizona; and six grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Rose Keller Lange.
She was a registered nurse at Bloomington Hospital for 30 years and a member of St. Jude Catholic Church, Spencer, Ind.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Monday at the church, the Revs. Paul Dede and Bill Ehalt officiating. Burial is at Chambersville Cemetery, Spencer.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Sunday at West & Parrish & Pedigo Funeral Home in Spencer.
Contributions can be made to World Harvest Mission.
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