Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Donna L. Colvin
Donna Lee Colvin, 82, 1203 Harbor Point Drive, Celina, died July 28, 2008, at 4:08 p.m. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
She was born Sept. 9, 1925, in Uniopolis, to Lee and Opal Spees Parlette. On Sept. 5, 1947, she married Don E. Colvin, who died in November, 2000.
Survivors are four sons, Kendal (Cynthia), Mansfield, Keldon, Celina, Ted (Karen), Berea, and Bruce, Ulster Park, N.Y.; a daughter, Candi (Robert) Banks, Dublin; three brothers, Gordon "Lynn" (Virginia) of Arizona, Jack (Mary) of North Carolina, and Byron of Washington; two sisters, Joanne (Dean) Bussart, Bristol, Tenn., and Judy (Jim) Stingel of Delaware; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was a retired teacher from Lima Senior High School, where she taught for 21 years. She was a member of the United Church of Christ, Celina. She graduated from Wapakoneta High School in 1943, and Ohio Northern University, Ada, in 1965.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Robert Ellis officiating. Burial is at North Grove Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the Mercer County Library, Celina.
Condolences can be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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