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
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Byron Jerome
Byron Max Jerome, 90, of Dayton died at 2 a.m. Dec. 16, 2009, at Kettering Medical Center, Dayton.
He was born Nov. 13, 1919, in Van Wert to Perry M. and Princess L. Snyder Jerome. On Aug. 2, 1941, he married Dolores Rice, who survives.
Other survivors are a son, Jeff Jerome, Northampton, Mass.; a daughter, Joyce (Terry) Gressner, Kettering; a sister, Janet E. Chadwick, E. Liverpool; and two grandchildren.
Deceased are five brothers, Kenneth P., Kenton C., Forest Martin, Donald E., and Chalice M. Jerome; four sisters, Jessie Jerome, Geraldine Denig, Vivian Anderson and Miriam Agler.
He was a retired civil servant from Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, and a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in World War II.
Calling is 11-2 p.m. at Cowan and Son Funeral Home, Van Wert. Burial will follow at Goodwin Cemetery, York Township.
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