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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Monday, October 26th, 2015
Roger Busse
Roger W. Busse age 92 of New Bremen, died on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 7:30 P.M. at the Heritage Center in Minster, OH.
He was born on November 19, 1921 in New Bremen. He was the son of the late Raymond and Lola (Hirschfeld) Busse. On March 5, 1946 he married Leota Fark who survives in New Bremen.
Also surviving is his son and daughter in law, Larry and Nancy Busse of New Bremen, grandchildren; Todd (Shelly) Busse of New Bremen and Lori (Kip) Hubbard of Mason, OH., great grandchildren; Reese and Ryland Busse, Bailey and Kendall Hubbard, Danielle Bornhorst and Kirstie (Zack) Miller.
Roger was a member of the St. Peter's Church in New Bremen. He was a 1939 graduate of New Bremen High School, was a member of the American Legion Post 241 of New Bremen and was a former baseball player with the Western Ohio Baseball League.
Roger served his country with the Army Air Corp during WW II from June of 1942 until November of 1945. He served overseas for 32 months, 8 months of that time on Iwo Jima and received the Pacific Theater and the Asiatic Theater Victory Ribbons and was awarded 2 Bronze Stars. He was a radio mechanic on P51 Mustang Fighter Planes.
He was a 35 year employee of the former STAMCO in New Bremen and belonged to its 25 year club. He went on to work with the custodial staff at the New Bremen Schools for the next 5 years and fully retired in 1983.
Memorial services will be on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen with Rev. Michael Westbay officiating. Inurnment will follow at the German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.
The family will receive friends from noon until the time of the services on Wednesday at the funeral home.
The family requests that contributions may be made to the Grand Lake Hospice or to the St. Peter's Church Memorial Fund.
Condolences to the Busse family may be left online at gilberghartwigfh.com.
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