Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 9:17PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 9 and 11 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
Extreme Cold Watch issued January 24 at 9:04PM EST until January 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 9:04PM EST until January 26 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
9° 9° Sun 16° Sun 16° heavy 3° 3° heavy likely Mon 10° Mon 10° slight chance chance
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
John Foster
John W. Foster, 87, of Rockford, Ohio passed away peacefully Sunday morning, December 3, 2023, at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing Home at Shane Hill, Rockford.
John was born on January 8, 1936, in York Township, Van Wert County to the late Arthur Harold and Mary Margaret (Lautzenheiser) Foster. He married the love of his life, Donna (Smith) Foster on October 15, 1961, and she survives.
John is also survived by four children, John (Laura) Foster of Van Wert, Dr. Jocelyn (Kim) Wray of Van Wert, Bethany (Jonathan) Howard of Warsaw, Indiana and Ruth Ann (Scott) Hughes of Millbury, Ohio; thirteen grandchildren, Jonathan Foster, A. J. Foster, Andrea Foster, Sarah Wray, Daniel Wray, Kathryn Wray, Luke Howard, David Howard, Thomas Howard, Heidi (Brian) Miller, Casey Hughes, Leah (Ron) Birchall and Derek Hughes; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Raymond (Fran) Foster of Van Wert; four sisters, Martha (John) Anderson of New Carlisle, Ohio, Joan (John) Rorick of New Haven, Indiana, Judy Liggett of Lima and Ellen LeMaster of Convoy.
John was a graduate of Roanoke, Indiana High School. He was a farmer and retired from National Seal in Van Wert in 2003. He was a member of New Horizons Community Church in Rockford and The Gideons International. For over 20 years he was a part of the Grand Lake Sound Wave Barbershop Chorus and he loved his John Deere Tractors.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 8, 2023, at New Horizons Community Church, Rockford with Pastor Ron Johnson officiating.
There will be calling hours 4 - 7 p.m., Thursday at Cowan & Son Funeral Home in Van Wert. Interment will be at Willshire Cemetery at a later date.
Preferred memorials are to the Mercer County Cancer Society, Box 824, Celina, Ohio 45822 and The Gideon's International
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.
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