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, August 21st, 2009
Bradley Fleck
Bradley J. "Skip" Fleck, 22, 3560 Harrison Road, Chickasaw, died at 7:29 p.m. Aug. 19, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital. Death was due to a farm accident.
He was born Jan. 21, 1987, in St. Marys to Paul and Shirley Magoteaux Fleck. His father and stepmother, Carol Guggenbiller Flaute Fleck survive in Chickasaw.
Other survivors are his fiancee, Lauren Tuente, Osgood; two brothers, Matt (Jodi) Fleck, Dayton and Ryan Fleck, Dallas, Texas; three sisters, Jill (Mark) Burd, Anna, Jodi (Jason) Knouff, Montezuma and Jenny (Chad) Brunswick, Chickasaw; a stepbrother, Kurt Flaute, New Bremen; two stepsisters, Melinda and Kristina Flaute, both of New Bremen; and a grandmother, Velma Magoteaux, Osgood.
Deceased are grandparents, Ralph Magoteaux and John and Lillian Fleck.
He was a farmer and a member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church. He was a 2005 graduate of Marion Local High School, Maria Stein.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Precious Blood Catholic Church, Chickasaw, the Rev. Kenneth Schroeder officiating. Burial is at St. Sebastian Cemetery.
Calling is 1-8 p.m. Sunday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Contributions can be made to the Marion Young Farmers Scholarship Fund.
Condolences can be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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