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
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
Frances Maneval Harter
Frances E. Maneval Harter, 86 years, formerly of West Unity, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford, Ohio.
Frances was born June 18, 1929 in Bellevue, Ohio, the daughter of the late Claude and Mary (Eberly) Bartholomew.
She was a 1947 graduate of York High School in Bellevue. She then attended Toledo Hospital School of Nursing where she graduated in 1950.
Frances married Roger L. Maneval on January 21, 1951, and he preceded her in death on December 5, 1972. She then married Rex H. Harter on April 28, 1974, and he also preceded her in death on February 20, 1998.
Frances was a Registered Nurse, working for Cameron Hospital in Bryan. She was a member of the West Unity United Methodist Church, West Unity American Legion Post #669 Ladies Auxiliary and the Three Arts Club of West Unity.
Surviving are her three children, Randy (Debra) Maneval of Yuma, Arizona, Laura (Tom) Garwood of Rockford, Ohio, and Richard (Lisa) Maneval of Toledo, Ohio; two stepchildren, Curtis (Terri) Harter of Waco, Texas, and Keith Harter of Fort Wayne, Indiana; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by both of her husbands, one daughter, Cathryn Smith; two stepsons, Donald Harter and Daryl Harter and one brother, Dr. Robert E. Bartholomew.
Visitation for Frances Harter will be held Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home, 202 North Liberty Street, West Unity, where funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2015 with Pastor Greg Coleman officiating. Interment will follow in Floral Grove Cemetery, West Unity.
Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider memorial contributions be made to the Food Pantry at the West Unity United Methodist Church, 311 North Liberty Street, P.O. Box 503, West Unity, Ohio 43570.
Condolences may be sent to the family or the online guest book may be signed at www.oberlinturnbull.com.
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