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, April 25th, 2018
Martha Kuether
Martha K. (Martin) Kuether, age 67, Yorkshire, passed away of natural causes Monday afternoon, April 23, 2018, at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio.
She was born March 3, 1951, in Greenville, Ohio, to the Late Adolph and Hazel (Hespe) Martin. On December 6, 1974, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Willowdell, Martha married James A. Kuether Sr. who survives.
Also surviving are two children, Barb & Gary Timmerman of Yorkshire and Jim Jr. & Becca Kuether of Minster; ten grandchildren: Austin, Cory, Lucas, Nathan and Parker Timmerman, Adam, Grace, Ashlee, Emilee and Kylee Kuether and sisters & brothers-in-law: Velma & Ron Holthaus of Yorkshire, Norma Kuether of Minster and Joe & Lorna Kuether of Yorkshire.
Mrs. Kuether retired in 2013 from Minster Schools where she was head cook for several years. She previously had been a cook at the Otterbein Retirement Living Community in St. Marys and the Minster Eagles Lodge.
She was a 1969 graduate of Versailles High School and had been a life-long member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Willowdell. Martha was dedicated to her family and had a passion for cooking. She also enjoyed gardening, tractor driving, interacting with her grandchildren and jutting around on the golf cart.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, April 27, 2018, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Willowdell with Pastor Trent Fledderjohann presiding. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Versailles.
Friends may call Thursday 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Gehret Funeral Home in Fort Loramie and Friday from 9:30 until the hour of service at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Osgood Life Squad or charity of donor's choice.
Private condolences may be expressed at www.gehretfuneralhome.com.
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