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
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Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Janet Schmackers
Janet M. Schmackers, 70, of Maria Stein, died Nov. 25, 2011, in Lima.
She was born July 13, 1941, in Burkettsville, to Ray and Bertha Bruening Schwieterman. On Nov. 16, 1963, she married Jerry Schmackers, who survives.
Other survivors include two children, Sharon (Marc) Wessel, Cincinnati, and Terry (Holly) Schmackers, Cincinnati; a sister, Carol (Bernard) Bergman, St. Henry; a brother, Gary (Kathy) Schwieterman, Celina; two grandchildren and a stepgrandchild.
She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein, where she served as a choir member and soloist. She was the head librarian at the Zahn branch of the Mercer County Library, Chickasaw, for 30 years.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Brenberger officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Memorials may be made to the library.
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