High Wind Warning issued March 12 at 7:33PM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
37° 37° chance Fri 54° Fri 54° slight chance 29° 29° Sat 48° Sat 48°
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Charles Shawver
Charles L. Shawver, 68, a resident of rural Fort Recovery, died at 4:15 a.m. April 21, 2009, at Jay County Hospital.
He was born on February 19, 1941, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Frederick and Opal Hoover Shawver. On Oct. 18, 1996, he married Margaret Laux, who survives.
Other survivors are two sisters, Marjorie Brown and Patti (Lavon) Wilson, all of Portland, Ind.
He worked at Portland Concrete Burial Vault Company for several years and was a driver for the Amish. He was a member of the Jay County Conservation Club.
  Services are 10 a.m. in the Portland Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home. Burial is at Salamonia Cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Thursday at the Portland Chapel.
Condolences may be sent to www.williamsonspencer.com.
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