Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues 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 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
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.
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
Betty Harner
Betty Jean Harner, 96, of St. Marys, OH passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at Vancrest of St. Marys.
She was born July 16, 1927 in Van Wert County, OH to Frank I and Grace H (White) Picker. On November 20, 1944 she married Ralph Edson Harner in Elizabeth City, NC at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church.
She is survived by her four children, Linda Finke, Parrish, FL, Susan (Jack) Trentman, Winston-Salem, NC, Larry (Deanna) Harner, Union City, TN, Dan Harner, St. Marys; 10 grandchildren: Julie Holubetz, Marci Rowe, John (Brandy) Finke, Shelley (Ryan) Petrasek, Mark (Mimi) Trentman, Sara (Jason) Lewis, Matt (Ashley) Harner, Ben (Avery) Harner, Elyse Harner, Gabrielle Harner; 14 great-grandchildren Emily, Garrett and Ethan Holubetz, Katelynn, Joshua and Hannah Rowe, Taylor Finke, Lila and Amelia Petrasek, Nicholas Lewis, George Trentman, Payton and Witten Harner, Rhett Harner.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; an infant daughter, Carol Jean Harner; one sister, Mary Lou Williams; three brothers, Gerald Picker, Carl Picker, Donald Picker; three sisters-in-law, Junella Picker, Margaret Picker, Delores Picker. One brother-in-law, Gerald E. Williams; one son-in-law, Allan L. Finke.
Betty was a retired production employee from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in St. Marys. She attended Delphos St. John's High School and was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Marys. Betty and Ralph loved to travel to Florida for the winter. She enjoyed gardening, needlework and genealogy. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 2, 2023 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church 511 E. Spring Street in St. Marys with Father John Tonkin, celebrant. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Miller - Long & Folk Funeral Home 314 W. High Street in St. Marys.
Condolences may be expressed and memories shared with Betty's family via: www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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