Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues 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 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Jill Elking
Jill Elking, 37, New Bremen, died at 5:25 p.m. Sept. 22, 2010, at her home.
She was born Aug. 4, 1973, in Sidney to Gerald and Marilyn Leugers Siegel, who survive in New Bremen. On June 6, 2008, she married Andy Elking, who survives.
Also surviving are two brothers, Jerry Siegel, Minster, and Jess (Sheri) Siegel, New Bremen; maternal grandmother, Mary Leugers, Minster; father and mother-in-law, Mike and Lois Elking, New Bremen; and a brother-in-law, Greg (Stephanie) Elking, New Bremen.
She was a member of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in New Bremen. She was a 1992 graduate of Minster High School and worked on the custodial staff at New Bremen Local Schools for the last 11 years.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial is at the German Protestant Cemetery in New Bremen.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen and 9-9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, where a rosary will be prayed.
Memorials can be made to Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research.
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