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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.

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Kathleen Montague helps her husband, Philip, get ready for lunch in their Wabash home earlier this week. Philip Montague has Alzheimer's, a medical condition that destroys brain cells and often leads to memory loss, behavior issues and eventually death. Like many other caregivers, Kathleen's life is stressful and she hopes to obtain helpful tips during a new, monthly phone forum starting Thursday.

Related online story:

Phone forum to offer support to caregivers

WABASH - Kathleen Montague lifts two small cake pans from the oven as the smell of chocolate fills her modest kitchen.

It's Wednesday, her day to bake cakes, she said. [More]

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