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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Friday, September 29th, 2023
Lester Homan
Lester J. Homan, age 84 of Cassella, Ohio, died Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at EverHeart Hospice in Greenville.
He was born April 19, 1939, in Cassella, Ohio to the late Bernard & Catherine (Hoying) Homan. He married Anita (Meier) Homan on April 8, 1961, and she survives in Cassella.
Lester is also survived by five children: Gregg Homan & fiancé Anna Stairs of Linden, MI, Jay & Karen Homan of Cassella, Dean & Lori Homan of Cassella, Jill & Tom Eifert of Zionsville, IN, and Tara & Doug Partington of Maria Stein. Also surviving Lester are 16 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and two on the way, as well as siblings and in-laws: Dorothy Guggenbiller of Ft. Recovery, Wanda Homan of Ansonia, Julitta Overman, Velma Hartke, Marilyn Uhlenhake, and Edna Reichert, all of Coldwater, Joan Hummel of St. Henry, Diana & Don Albers of Osgood, Larry & Mary Jane Meier of Maria Stein, Dale & Jane Meier of Versailles, Nick & Margie Meier of St. Rose, and Mary Lou Broerman & Tim Bergman of Minster.
In addition to his parents, Lester is preceded in death by siblings and in-laws: Cletus & Hilda Homan, Clem Homan, Norman Guggenbiller, Eileen & Ben Pleiman, Lillian & Arnold Homan, Marvin and Mary Magdalene Meier, Bernard Overman, Rich Hartke, Ernie Uhlenhake, Lavern Reichert, Donald Hummel, and Rich Broerman, as well as his father and mother-in-law, Aloys & Rose Meier.
Lester was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Cassella, and the former C.K. of A., now Catholic Financial Life of Cassella. He was a lifelong farmer, and a graduate of Marion Local High School, Class of 1957. Lester had served as a past band booster for the band with "A Touch of Class" and was an avid Marion Local Flyers sports fan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Cassella. Burial in Nativity Cemetery in Cassella will follow the funeral mass.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 PM on Monday, October 2, and from 9 to 10 AM on Tuesday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry.
Memorial contributions may be made to EverHeart Hospice or Do Good Ministries.
Condolences for the family may be expressed at hogenkampfh.com.
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