Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - 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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Thursday, December 14th, 2006
Christopher Sommers
Christopher C. Sommers, 22, died Dec. 8, 2006, in a single car crash in Mokena, Ill.
He was born Oct. 6, 1984, in Wichita, Kan., to Scott and Robin Sommers, who survive in New Lenox, Ill.
Also surviving is a sister, Jamie, who attends the University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale; and four grandparents, Clifford and Nancy, Waterloo, Ind., and Kenneth and Gaynell Vorhees, Vermilion.
He was a petty officer third class serving in the U.S. Coast Guard and stationed in Chicago, Ill.
Services were Dec. 12, 2006, at the United Methodist Church, New Lenox. Burial with full military honors was Dec. 13, 2006, at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard served as pallbearers.
Arrangements were by Kurtz Memorial Chapel, New Lenox.
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