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
Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
Gary Kremer
Gary Kremer, age 70, of Coldwater (formerly of St. Rose) died Friday, August 13, 2021 at Heritage Manor, Minster.
He was born December 8, 1950 in Celina to Mark & Bernice (Niekamp) Kremer. On February 16, 1973 he married Virginia (Lochtefeld) Kremer and she preceded him in death on February 2, 2021.
He is survived by children, Ben (Kelly Jo) Kremer of Cincinnati, Jody Kremer of Troy and significant other Matt Gignac and David (Kelly) Kremer of Burkettsville; six grandchildren; and siblings + in-laws, Fred (Mary) Kremer of Maria Stein, Sue Kremer of Englewood, Vicki (Thomas) Siegrist of Ft. Recovery, Roger (Deborah) Kremer of St. Henry, Allan (Deb) Kremer of Carthagena, Lois Siefring of Montezuma and special friend Frank Will Arling, Kay Overman of Ft. Recovery, Deb (Bob) Post of St. Henry, Lisa (Tom) Severt of Coldwater, Jay (Shelly) Kremer of St. Henry and Doug (Deb) Kremer of St. Henry, Joe Reinhart of Trinity, IN, Henry Hoelscher of Winamac, IN,.
He is also preceded in death by a daughter Jennifer; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Irwin & Marie Locthefeld, siblings and in-laws Doris Reinhart, Patricia Hoelscher, William Lochtefeld, Chuck Overman, Terry Kremer and Greg Siefring.
Gary was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church, where he served on the church choir and as a communion distributor. Gary proudly served in the United States Army in the Vietnam Era as a Military Police in Belgium. He was a member of the Maria Stein American Legion and the color guard. He was also a member of the Maria Stein Knights of Columbus. He worked for ODOT for 25 years and was a DJ with the Spinning G's for many years.
  Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am, Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at St. Rose Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. Rose Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 pm Monday, August 23 and from 9 to 9:45 am Tuesday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry.
Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association, Alzheimer's Association or the Cancer Association of Mercer County.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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