Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2015
Cyrus Upton
Cyrus Wayne Upton, 72, Mendon, passed away Feb. 15, 2015, at Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport, Ind.
He was born Dec. 24, 1942, in Greenville, to the late Samuel and Celista Folkerth Upton.
Surviving are a brother, Douglas (Julie) Upton, Logansport, Ind.; nephews, Stephen (Christa) Upton, Hot Springs, S.D., and David (Jenny) Upton, Venice, Fla.; a niece, Tamara (Jared) Smith, Okinawa, Japan; great-nephews, Caleb and Nathan Upton; great-nieces, Kelsy, Alyssa and Sarah Upton; a godson, Ryan Louth, Mendon; and a goddaughter, Carmon Louth, Greenville, S.C.
He graduated in 1960 from Greenville High School and from Otterbein College in 1964. He was an English teacher and coach at Mendon-Union schools where he taught for 13 years. He also coached cross country and girls' softball. He loved teaching his students and directing class plays.
He was a sports writer for the Spencerville Journal News for 27 years. He loved following all the local sports teams and writing about them. He loved all sports especially the Cincinnati Reds. He could quote statistics on just about any team.
He also loved books, movies - especially the classics - musicals, science fiction and horror movies. He had a special place in his heart for animals, especially cats and dogs, and spent a big part of his life rescuing and caring for stray cats and dogs.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home, 1000 N. Broadway St., Greenville, OH 45331, the Rev. Bill Koppert officiating. Burial will follow at Greenville Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to the Animal Protection League of Mercer County, PO Box 663, Celina, OH 45822 or online at aplmercer.com; Open Arms Rescue, 1224 Jill Ave, Celina, OH 45822; or SART Rescue of St. Marys, PO Box 146, St. Marys, OH 45885.
Condolences may be left at www.oliverfloyd.com.
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