Flood Advisory issued June 10 at 12:40AM EDT until June 10 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer.
* WHEN...Until 500 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1240 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, Wabash, Mendon, Montezuma, Tama and Neptune.
70° 70° chance Wed 91° Wed 91° slight chance 73° 73° chance Thu 92° Thu 92° chance
Friday, August 12th, 2016
Daniel Preston
Daniel "Dan" Joseph Preston, age 76, of Rockwell, NC passed away on July 22, 2016 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC.
He was born on December 23, 1939 in Celina, Ohio to the late William Harry Preston and Verna Now.
He is survived by his wife who was his high school sweetheart, Rosalie Smalley, married July 1961, his 2 children, Daniel Joseph Preston Jr and Jennifer Preston Furr, his 6 year old grandson Preston Furr, all in Rockwell, NC and his sister Barbara Reder of Celina.
Dan was preceded in death by his step father Ed Glass.
He graduated from Celina High School in 1957. He retired as Property Manager at Yorktown Apartments in Charlotte and moved to Bokeelia, Fla for 7 years, then moved to Rockwell, NC where he managed his son's mini storage part time until Sept 2015.
Funeral services will be held at North Grove Cemetery in Celina, Ohio on August 13th, at 10:00 am, with Rev. Jeff Gramza officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made towards Dan's 2 month hospitalization and multiple surgery bills. Checks can be made to Rosalie Preston in care of Affordable Storage 345-B Wilshire Ave Concord NC 28025.
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