Special Weather Statement issued September 4 at 1:46PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 146 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Coldwater, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, pea size hail, and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death.
Locations impacted include... Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, Carthagena, and Maria Stein.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Heat Advisory issued September 4 at 1:49AM EDT until September 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Afternoon heat index values of 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Champaign, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Today 90° Today 90° slight chance 72° 72° slight chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° likely chance 65° 65° chance
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Friday, July 31st, 2020
Ruth Mueller
Ruth P. Mueller, age 99, of Maria Stein, passed away on July 30, 2020 at The Gardens at St. Henry, St. Henry, Ohio.
She was born December 23, 1920, in Maria Stein, to the late Augustus and Catherine (Vondrell) Droesch. She married Lawrence Mueller, who passed away August 25, 1989.
Surviving are her children, Gerald "Tom" & Donna Siegrist of Greenville, Sharon & James Jennings of Lewisburg, OH and Linda & John Boeckman of Coldwater; 13 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; a great great grandchild; and daughter-in-law, Barb Siegrist of Fort Recovery.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Melvin Siegrist; great granddaughters, Maria Droesch & Kelsee Brown; and siblings, Hilda & Jerry Schmitz, Eleanor & Richard Fortman, Dorothy & Albert Homan, Mark "Duke" Droesch and Robert Droesch.
She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein and the church's St. Anne's Sodality.
Ruth loved to can all sorts of things from the garden and she helped her kids can as well. She loved to bake homemade rolls, breads and coffee cakes. She loved going to the Relic Chapel in Maria Stein and saying rosaries for her loved ones and special people she knew. Along with her daily rosaries, she loved taking walks in the neighborhood, especially walking by Doc Schwieterman's, where he could see her staying fit.
Ruth's passion was spending time with her family and gathering together at holidays and birthdays with her children and grandchildren. She was truly a great lady who will be dearly missed.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Monday, August 3, 2020 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein, with Fr. Thomas Brenberger as celebrant. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Calling is 9:30 am-10:15 am Monday at the church.
Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Care, 1350 N. Broadway St., Greenville, Ohio 45331.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, and condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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