Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 10:03AM EDT until September 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
Today 82° Today 82° slight chance 64° 64° Tomorrow 79° Tomorrow 79° 62° 62°
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Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Vera Hoekstra
Vera Jean High Hoekstra, 87, Grand Rapids, Mich., died March 17, 2010, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
She was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Rockford, to F. Lloyd and Mary Williams High. She married Phil Hoekstra, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Dennis Potter, Grand Rapids; a brother, Robert E. High, Rockford; two grandsons, and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sisters, Margaret Post and Dorothy Bollenbacher.
She worked as a bookkeeper at The Little Elevator and as a teller for The Rockford National Bank in Rockford. She also worked at Neon Products in Lima.
Funeral services were held March 21, 2010, at Mayflower Congregational Church, Grand Rapids.
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