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
Friday, January 18th, 2008
David Alderton
David Allen Alderton, 47, 812 Pro Drive, Apt. 22, Celina, died Jan. 16, 2008, at his residence. The cause of death was unknown at press time.
He was born July 29, 1960, in Piqua, to Dale and Betty Woolley Betts Alderton. His father lives in Piqua and his mother lives in Lima. His former wife, Donna Craver, survives in Montezuma.
Other survivors are two sons, Michael Meyer, Sidney, and Aaron Alderton, Piqua; a daughter, Heather Alderton, Piqua; two brothers, Jeff Alderton, Lima, and John Galvin, of Michigan; and a sister, Karen Richards, Fort Loramie.
He was a security guard at Clyde Evans grocery store, member of the Wapakoneta Eagles Lodge and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Services were today at Dayton National Cemetery.
Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina, had charge of local arrangements.
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