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Flood Advisory issued August 1 at 11:46PM EDT until August 2 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Central Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Logan County in west central Ohio... Eastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 245 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1146 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Sidney, Anna, Jackson Center, Botkins, Hardin, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Swanders, Montra, Maplewood, Mccartyville, Fryburg, Newbern and St. Johns.

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Christopher Harris, 32, of Sidney, cries as Beth Schulze, far right, reads a statement about her grandmother prior to sentencing Friday afternoon in Shelby County Common Pleas Court. Looking on is public defender Tim Sell. Harris will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering 84-year-old Victoria Eilerman of Fort Loramie.

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Murderer of elderly Loramie woman gets maximum sentence

SIDNEY - Christopher Harris wept as he appeared in Shelby County Common Pleas Court on Friday afternoon for sentencing in connection with the kidnapping, rape and aggravated murder of an elderly Fort Loramie woman. [More]

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