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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Mildred Oen
Former Minster resident Mildred Deloris Champ Oen, 83, died at 12:10 a.m. March 26, 2012, in Albany, Ind.
She was born Oct. 10, 1928, in Cambridge, to William and Beatrice Thomas Tracey. In 1949, she married Eugene "Gene" Champ, who died in 1980. In 1989, she married Daniel Oen, who died in 2007.
Surviving are seven children, David (Vivian) Champ, Redkey, Ind., Ronald (Mary Ann) Champ, Dunkirk, Ind., Linda (Bud) Clark, Redkey, Marsha (Ronald) Fuller, Dunkirk, Debra (Rodney) Kummer, Redkey, Jean Bailey, Dunkirk, and Dianna (Bill) Bishop, Redkey; a brother, William Tracey, Cincinnati; a sister-in-law, Wanda Champ, Redkey; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four stepchildren; and several stepgrandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Mary Ellen Shimp.
She retired from Kerr Glass in Dunkirk. She attended Union Chapel Ministries, Muncie, Ind.
She was a member of the 8th U.S. Air Force #169 of the 351st Bomb Group Association, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Redkey Town and Country Home Ec. Club and the GMP Union.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home, Portland, Ind. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, south of Redkey.
Calling is 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Jay County Cancer Society.
Condolences may be left at williamsonspencer.com.
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