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
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Rita Post
Rita A. Post, 87, formerly of 02731 Noble Road in Noble Township, Auglaize County, died at 8:58 a.m. Aug. 9, 2009, at the St. Marys Living Center.
She was born March 29, 1922, in Maria Stein, to Bernard and Catherine Gehl Heitkamp. On Jan. 10, 1945, she married William J. Post, Jr., who died May 14, 1988.
Surviving are four sons, Daniel (Marilyn) Post, Spencerville, Allen Post, Robert (Sherry) Post and Kenneth (Connie) Post, all of St. Marys; a sister, Rosie Schoen, Coldwater; two sisters-in-law, Helen Heitkamp, Fort Recovery and Katie (Post) Stevely, Wapakoneta; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a grandson, an infant granddaughter, and seven brothers, Joseph, Raymond "Ray, Bernard "Benny", Clarence, Alphonse "Al," Vincent and Melvin Heitkamp; and four sisters, Mary "Mamie" Everman, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bruggeman, Bernadette "Bernie" Heitkamp, and Cecelia "Sis" Kuntz.
She was a homemaker and had worked at the former Huffy Bicycle Corp., Celina, and the Buckeye Overall Co., Coldwater. She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys, and its Altar-Rosary Society and the Auglaize County Farm Bureau.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Anthony E. Cutcher officiating. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9:15-10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to the church.
Condolences can be left at www.millerfunralhomes.net.
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