Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
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Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Dan Orr
Dan G. Orr, 70, Redkey, Ind., died June 19, 2012, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis following a motorcycle accident.
He was born Feb. 14, 1942, in Dunkirk, to Karl Ed and Jean Curry Orr. In 1984, he married Anita Henthorn Weesner, who survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Andrew (Melissa) Orr, Montana, Rodney (Stephanie) Weesner, Dunkirk, and Wade (Marci) Weesner, Trafalger, Ind.; four daughters, Sarah (Tony) Purpura, Montana, Dawn (Bill) Shoaff, Fla., Maria (Ryan) Baker, Portland, and Kristy (Ryan) Clark, Dyer, Ind.; a sister, Andrea (Lou) Mehrer, Virginia; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
He had retired in 2009 as a science and biology teacher for Jay County High School after teaching for 30 years. He also farmed in Richland and Jefferson townships and worked as an auctioneer. He graduated from Dunkirk High School and Hanover College and received masters degrees from Penn State and the University of Missouri. He served two years in the Peace Corps in Indonesia and Kenya.
A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, he was awarded two Purple Hearts for serving in Vietnam. He served on the Jay County Council, Jay County Hospital Board, Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, Board of Arts Place, Limberlost Wetlands Committee, Jay County Solid Waste District and Benson's Hog Chapter. He received the Star of Character Award in 2009.
Services are 7 p.m. Friday at Fellowship Baptist Church, Portland, the Rev. Randy Davis officiating.
Calling is 1-6 p.m. Friday at the church.
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Jay County Arts Council, Riley Children's Hospital or Dan Orr Scholarship Fund.
Condolences can be left at bairdfreeman.com.
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