Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Bertha Hoehne
Bertha Marlene Hoehne, 70, of E. Lane St., Fort Loramie, died at 5:09 p.m. August 4, 2008, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney.
She was born Jan. 4, 1938 in Sidney, to Louis and Henrietta Hilgefort Hoelscher. On April 19, 1958, she married Francis L. Hoehne, who survives.
Other survivors are three sons, Randy (Sandy), and Charles (Carol), all of Fort Loramie, and Steven (Laura), Findlay; five brothers, Albert (Lucille) Hoelscher, Cyril (Marilyn) Hoelscher, James (Judy) Hoelscher, all of Fort Loramie, Nicholas (Marlene) Hoelscher, Minster, and Nelson Hoelscher, Newport; three sisters, Juliana (Harold) Phlipot, Versailles, Armella Albers, McCartyville, and Doris Hoehne, Fort Loramie; two sisters-in-law, Patricia Hoelscher, Minster, and Mary Hoelscher, Lima; and six grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, Jerome, Arnold and Paul Hoelscher; two brothers-in-law, Raymond Albers and Urban Hoehne; and a sister-in-law, Lucy Hoelscher.
She was a homemaker and a substitute at Fort Loramie School cafeteria, a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie, where she was involved in the CCD program. She was a mass greeter, was active in the St. Ann's Ladies Sodality, and a member of Shelby County Right to Life.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
Contributions can be made to the Fort Loramie Rescue Squad or the church legacy fund.
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