Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Rita Ahrns
Rita M. Ahrns, 54, of Fort Loramie, died at 12:55 a.m. Oct. 23, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. Death was due to natural causes.
She was born June 27, 1954, in Dayton, to Bernard "Bernie" F. and Martha L. Green Stoff. On Oct. 14, 1989, she married Leo A. Ahrns, who survives.
Other survivors are a daughter, Rachael, at home; three siblings, Mary (Frank) Rosati and Michael Stoff, all of Beavercreek, and Carol (Joseph) Zennie, Kettering.
Deceased are two infant siblings, Lucille and Phillip Stoff.
She was a homemaker and delivered newspapers for the Sidney Daily News and Penny Saver publications. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Newport, and its St. Ann's Ladies Sodality, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, Versailles, and a past member of the Catholic Young Adult Social Club, Dayton. She was a 1974 graduate of Wilbur Wright High School, Dayton.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.  
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
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