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, August 1st, 2025
Betty Hall
Betty Jane Hall, 98, of rural St. Marys, Ohio, died suddenly on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at her residence.
She was born February 12, 1927, in Buckland, Ohio, the daughter of Ralph and Pearl (Worthington) Bruner. She married Robert Hall on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1946, and they shared 44 years of marriage; he preceded her in death on January 18, 1990.
She is survived by her four children: Larry (Marilynn) Hall of Saint Marys; Ronald (Joan Smith) Hall of Celina; Mike Hall of Saint Marys; Barbara (Robert) Boecker of Alex, Oklahoma.
She is also survived by her nine grandchildren: Brian Hall of Wisconsin; Chris (Janice) Hall of Oregon; Kelsey Boecker of Alex, OK; Jason (Kim) Hall of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Brad Hall of Saint Marys; John (Dawn) Hall of Saint Marys; Heidi (Mark) Dotson of Saint Marys; Hope Frey of Saint Marys; Mindy (Eric) Silber of Saint Marys, 26 great-grandchildren; 25 great-great-grandchild.
Betty was a 1944 graduate of Saint Marys Memorial High School. She attended Fort Wayne Business College. She became a bookkeeper working at Jasperson's Auto Parts; Auglaize County Civil Defense; Burke Insurance, Hall's TV and retiring from the Auglaize County Council on Aging. She worked part-time at GNC until she was 87.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, her brother, Dwight (Dorothy) Bruner; her sister, Carol (John) Schroeder; sister-in-law Katie (John) Kuii; daughters-in-law Sharmon Hall and Deb Hall.
Betty's love for her children and family was abounding. Every summer the whole family took a two week vacation with their pop-up camper and over the years were able to visit every state except Hawaii in the camper. She and Bob traveled by plane to many European countries and Hawaii. She had been in a bowling league for 50 plus years, liked playing golf, going to casinos and line dancing. She was a member of Saint Paul's United Church of Christ in Saint Marys.
Funeral rites will be held 2:00 Monday, August 4, 2025, at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, 314 West High Street, Saint Marys, the Reverend Ed Karges, officiant. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
Friends and family may call from 12:00 noon until the time of services on Monday at the funeral home, where memorial gifts may be given to Saint Paul's United Church of Christ.
Memories and condolences may be sent to Betty's family via www.millerfuneralhomes.net or the Miller Funeral Homes Facebook Page.
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