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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Monday, October 4th, 2010
Dicky Stetler
Dicky Dean Stetler, 76, Rockford, died at 7:35 a.m. Oct. 2, 2010, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert.
He was born April 23, 1934, in Rockford to Carl and Edith Caywood Stetler. On Sept. 8, 1964, he married Evelyn Joan Koontz, who survives in Rockford.
Also surviving is a son, Douglas (Martha) Stetler, St. Marys; a daughter, Lisa Linn, Van Wert; two stepsons, Curtis (Cheryl) Snider, Tama, and Steve (Peg) Snider, Celina; a stepdaughter, Pam (Greg) Kabanuk, Van Wert; a brother, Ronnie (Hope) Stetler, Fairfield; a sister-in-law, Marvel Stetler, Rockford; a brother-in-law, Al Heitkamp, Rockford; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a stepson, Richard Snider; a sister, Connie Heitkamp; and a brother, Donald "Butch" Stetler.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Van Wert Veteran's of Foreign Wars Post 178, the Rockford American Legion Post 508 and Olive Branch Church of God in Ohio City. He worked at Kennedy Kit in Van Wert for 43 years before retiring.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, the Rev. Steve Waterman officiating. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to the church.
Condolences can left at ketchamripley.com.
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