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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Friday, December 5th, 2014
Raymond Barnes
Pastor Raymond Barnes, 77, St. Marys, died at 12:35 p.m. Dec. 3, 2014, at his residence.
He was born July 29, 1937, in Egan, Tenn., to Robert and Laura Moss Barnes. On Nov. 9, 1959, he married Geraldine Lay, who died Oct. 30, 1999. On Nov. 27, 2001, he married Zona Webb-Roller, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Deborah (Roger) Bray, Monroe, Mich., two sons, Damon (Sandy) Barnes, Carlton, Mich., and Ronald (Jackie) Barnes, Milan, Mich.; three stepdaughters, Sheila (Michael) Knous, St. Marys, Cynthia (Dan) Wheeler, Tampa, Fla., and Darlene Yancey, Mason; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; nine stepgreat-grandchildren; a brother, Damon (Juanita) Barnes, Ida, Mich.; and three sisters, Christine Fraczkowski, Baltimore, Md., Helen Rose, La Follette, Tenn., and Patsy (Albert) Kidwell, La Follette, Tenn.
Also deceased is a grandson, Jonathon Barnes.
In his younger years, he worked in the coal mines near Egan, Tenn. He later retired in 2001 as a production associate for the Ford Motor Company in Monroe, Mich.
He was a minister for the Missionary Baptist Church, having pastored churches near Monroe, Mich., and Toledo throughout the years.
In 2003, he moved to St. Marys, where he became an active member of the St. Marys Missionary Baptist Church.
A natural athlete and fan, he played baseball his entire life. He especially enjoyed playing April through October in the "Old Timers' League," whose members consisted of his school buddies from Egan, Tenn.
He also had many enjoyable adventures while riding 4-wheeler ATVs with members of his family.
The main focus of his life was his service to God and spending time with the family he adored. He will be remembered as a compassionate man who never met a stranger. He will be greatly missed by those who knew him.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Monroe Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe, Mich., Pastor Roy Southerland officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, La Salle, Mich.
Calling is 5–8 p.m. Monday at the church. Miller Funeral Homes, St. Marys is handling the arrangements.
Memorials may be given to the church building fund.
Condolences may be sent to www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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