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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Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
Rev. Richard LePage
The Rev. Richard LePage, 68, Rockford, died at 1:50 p.m. Nov. 5, 2013, at his home after a brief illness.
He was born Jan. 6, 1945, in Warsaw, Ind., to the Rev. Herbert and Donnabelle Thomas LePage. On July 12, 1970, he married Roberta Beeks, who survives in Rockford.
Also surviving are a son, Randy (Amy) LePage, Wabash, Ind.; a daughter, Rachael Annette (David) Brodbeck, Huntington, Ind.; four grandsons, Michael Allen and Gabriel Douglas LePage and Garrett Wade and Ethan Robert Brodbeck; a sister, Carolyn (Larry) Welborn, Delphi, Ind.; and two brothers, Danny (Glenda) LePage, Delphi, and Larry (Sarah) LePage, Lafayette, Ind.
  He was a 1963 graduate of Clear Creek High School and a graduate of Huntington College with a bachelors and masters of Christian Ministry. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Vietnam, and a member of the Rockford Lions Club and the Praise Point Community Church in Willshire. He was pastor of numerous churches. He was minister of the Gospel at the Zion U.B. Church, Willshire; the Mt. Zion U.B. Church, Yoke Parish, Bobo, Ind.; the Mt. Victory U.B. Church, Decatur, Ind.; Loon Creek Church of the Brethren, Huntington, Ind.; LaPlace Church of the Brethren, LaPlace, Ill.; and Rock Run Church of the Brethren, Goshen, Ind., before moving back to Rockford to be with friends and family.
Services are 10 a.m. Friday at the Praise Point Community Church, Willshire, the Rev. Brad Kittle officiating. Burial will be in Stringtown Cemetery, Rockford, with military graveside rites by the Celina Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, and one hour prior to services on Friday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Gideons Bibles, State of the Heart Hospice or Praise Point Community Church.
Condolences may be expressed at ketchamripley.com.
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