Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
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Thursday, August 1st, 2019
LeRoy Kessen
LeRoy F. Kessen, age 83 of Coldwater, died Monday, July 30, 2019 at Joint Township Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.
He was born August 4, 1935 in Coldwater to the late Peter & Alvina (Schnieder) Kessen. On June 14, 1958 he married Phyllis Jean (Long) in Wapakoneta who survives.
He is also survived by his children, Deborah & Tim Beck of Minster, Theodore Kessen of Coldwater, Pamela & Dave Tumbusch of Celina and Dee Schmidt of Coldwater; 7 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers Ralph Kessen and Kenneth & Lucille Kessen.
He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, Coldwater Knights of Columbus, Coldwater Eagles and Coldwater American Legion. LeRoy served in the U.S. Army and operated Kessen Auto Trim in Celina.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Burial with military rites will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, August 2nd and 9 to 10 am Saturday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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