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Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 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 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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.

Friday, July 3rd, 2015

Photo by Kathy Thompson/The Daily Standard

Norbert Huffman, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, says he's "just a lucky guy" after surviving multiple wounds during the horrendous fight for Pork Chop Hill. His left arm was shattered so badly that it had to be amputated.

Related online story:

Local vet recalls horrors of epic Korean War battle

CELINA - Norbert Huffman lost an arm, both kneecaps and lives with a bullet in his left leg from the intense battle on Pork Chop Hill against Chinese forces in North Korea in 1953. [More]

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