Rick Herron

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.

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Rick Herron

Rick L. Herron, 62, Wapakoneta, died at 1:46 p.m. Nov. 16, 2010, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

He was born Sept. 9, 1948, in Lima, to Murrell and Alice Agle Herron. On Dec. 17, 1998, he married Leslie Franks, who survives.

Also surviving are three children, Christine (Jimmy) Walling, Fort Knox, Ky., Natasha Stephenson, Wapakoneta, and Seth Stephenson, New Knoxville; five siblings, Rosalyn (Bill) Strahm, Pine Island, Fla., David (Lou) Herron, Wapakoneta, Maurice (Ruth) Herron, New Weston, Amanda (Chuck) Ford, Salem, Ala. and Frank (Lois) Herron, Celina; and two grandchildren.

He worked as a chiropractor in Wapakoneta since 1979. He was a graduate of Wapakoneta Senior High School, Santa Ana City College in California and was a 1978 graduate of the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. He also attended Ohio Northern University in Ada. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and served in the Vietnam War as a jet aircraft electrician. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8445 Wapakoneta, the Fort Recovery Lodge #539, F& AM and the Shawnee Long Rifle Club.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bayliff and Eley Funeral Home in Wapakoneta, the Rev. Jeanette Tangeman officiating.

Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Military rites by the Wapakoneta V.F.W. will be held Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the USO or a charity of the donor's choice.

Condolences may be left at www.bayliffandeleyfh.com.

Archive of
November 18th, 2010

Buy this E-Edition

Additional obituaries on this date

Berniece Lilly

E. Berniece Lilly, 87, Celina, died at 1:50 p.m. Nov. 17, 2010, at Celina Manor Nursing Home in Celina. [More]

Bertha Sanderell

Bertha M. Sanderell, 83, Fort Recovery, died at 8:18 p.m. Nov. 16, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]