Obituaries: Thursday, June 27th, 2013

Flood Watch issued August 15 at 2:16AM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM 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, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From noon EDT today through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.

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Obituaries on June 27th, 2013

Marian Smith

Marian I. Smith, 89, Wapakoneta, died peacefully at 12:15 p.m. June 24, 2013, at her residence. [More]

Maurice Bornhorst

Maurice P. Bornhorst, 83, Minster, died June 26, 2013, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Minster. [More]

Martha Mouk

Martha K. Mouk, 95, New Bremen, died at 12:16 a.m. June 26, 2013, at the Fairhaven Home in Sidney. [More]

Bobby Smith

Bobby L. Smith, 87, Celina, died June 25, 2013, at Cleveland Clinic.

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Stories on June 27th, 2013

St. Marys may shuttle students

Some residents disagree with recent board decision to reduce busing

ST. MARYS - Board of education members may soon vote on a proposal to shuttle students no longer eligible for busing from Skip Baughman Stadium to the middle and high school. [More]

Staying centered

Outdoor Yoga benefits body, mind, community

CELINA - Two years ago veteran yoga instructor Angel Bueter began hosting Karma Yoga at the Lake, the area's only outdoor class, beneath the entertainment tent at Mercelina Park.

Redskins AD scores permission to coach

ST. HENRY - School board members Wednesday night changed wording in a job description to allow the athletic director to coach football one more year.

Volunteers may assist with school soccer complex makeover

ST. MARYS - The district's intermediate school soccer complex could get a makeover with minimum costs and the help of volunteers.

Former board memb

Frampton shows he still knows the way

Rock legend cranks out familiar favorites, covers in Ohio concert

COLUMBUS - Anyone buying a ticket to a Peter Frampton show likely assumes he'll hear the aging guitar-slinger's trinity of super-smash hits from the

Writing challenge results in sci-fi thriller

Parkway freshman writes first novel in one month

MENDON - Victor Forte, code name "Biological Weapon of Mass Destruction," is the latest revolutionary development to emerge from the top-secret expe

Federal investigators probe St. Marys oil spill

COLUMBUS (AP) - Federal environmental regulators are investigating a January chemical emergency at a St. Marys oil well and asking why an inventory of the facility's chemicals wasn't available to local authorities, according to a letter released Wednesday by a coalition of activists.

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