Obituaries: Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

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Obituaries on December 29th, 2011

Lola Brautigam

Lola M. Brautigam, 83, Wapakoneta, died at 4:50 a.m. Dec. 27, 2011, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. [More]

Ermon Huston Sr.

Ermon Eldon Huston Sr., 82, Mendon, died at 4:18 a.m. Dec. 28, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]

Kay Guyer

Kay I. Guyer, 57, St. Marys, died at 7:27 p.m. Dec. 23, 2011, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]

Stories on December 29th, 2011

Savings pile up

Lack of snow means less spending by area residents, governments

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With less than three inches [More]

Saying thanks by giving to others

NEW BREMEN - Joe Eilerman is on a mission to help the poor in Tanzania as a way to say thank you to those who support him as he battles cancer.

The

Carryover again over $1 million

Celina

CELINA - The city once again is poised to start the new year with a general fund carryover exceeding $1 million.

Celina Mayor Sharon LaRue announce

Man sent to prison for assaulting officer released

An Indiana man sentenced in October 2006 for felonious assault of a police officer, theft of a motor vehicle and vehicular assault has been granted judicial release.

Sex offender given eight-year prison term

A 24-year-old Celina man was sentenced to eight years in prison and labeled a Tier III sex offender during a Dec. 14 appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

New group home to be built in Celina

CELINA - City council members this week approved legislation that will allow Mercer Residential Services Inc. to finalize a land purchase for the construction of a new, eight-bedroom group home for clients with developmental disabilities.

Ways of the theater explained in kids' book

Silly Billy, a kid who thinks he knows it all, is the main character in St. Henry author Meghan Koesters' book on backstage technical theater. Born from an assignment at Bowling Green State University, the book on theater could be one of the first written for kids, according to the author. [More]

Luebke finds success with Padres