Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 1:28AM EST until February 1 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 18 below zero. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until noon EST today. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 18 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 1:28AM EST until January 31 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 18 below zero. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until noon EST today. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 18 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
-8° -8° Sat 14° Sat 14° -4° -4° Sun 17° Sun 17°
Tuesday, September 9th, 2025
Dennis Ries
Dennis E. Ries, 74, of Venedocia, passed away Friday evening, September 5, 2025, at Stillwater Hospice in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
He was born on February 9, 1951, in Van Wert the son of the late Paul Edward and Rita Belle (Stahl) Ries. On August 13, 1983, he married the former Marilyn Rhoades who survives.
Other family members include his daughter, Lisa Riffe-Ries of Dublin; a grandson, Arlo E. Riffe-Ries; a sister, Brenda (Eddie) Agler of Van Wert; two brothers, Dana L. Ries of Sarasota, Florida and Bruce A. Ries of Van Wert; a daughter-in-law, Britt Riffe-Ries; and several nieces and nephews and treasured extended family.
Besides his parents, Denny was preceded in death by a nephew, Ryan Agler.
Denny was a 1970 graduate of Lincolnview High School. He was a lifetime farmer in York Township. He enjoyed riding motor cycles and snowmobiles, working on his classic cars, and following auto racing.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 12, 2025, at Cowan & Son Funeral Home with his nephew Eric Wise officiating. There will be opportunity for family and friends to share memories of Denny, or you may write them down to be read as part of the service. Interment will follow at Ohio City Woodlawn Cemetery.
Calling hours are 3 - 7 p.m., Thursday and one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.
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