Richard Portz

Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM 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 this 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 into this evening. 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.

Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar 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 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.

Monday, May 7th, 2018

Richard Portz

Richard A. "Ricky" Portz, age 61, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, died May 5, 2018, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.

He was born November 23, 1956, in Celina, OH, to the late Charles and Maxine (Shumaker) Portz.

He is survived by brothers, Joe (Deb) Portz of St. Marys and Robert (Kathy) Portz of Fort Recovery; and step brother, Jim Boyd of Fort Recovery. He is also survived by a community of friends.

He is a graduate of Fort Recovery High School. He was a member of the Booster and Community Club, the former Lions Club, and the Church of the Nazarene, all of Fort Recovery.

Ricky was an avid fan of anything Fort Recovery. He was inducted into the Fort Recovery Hall of Fame in 1995. He loved attending sporting events and was known for riding around town on his golf cart. He enjoyed the Fort Recovery tractor pulls, meeting the people who came to town, selling 50/50 tickets, announcing at the Jubilee, collecting and crushing cans, and playing cards. Ricky is known by many as being the Fort Recovery Indian's #1 fan.

Friends may call 5:00 pm-8:00 pm Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the Church of the Nazarene Family Center, Fort Recovery. Burial will take place at Spring Hill Cemetery, Fort Recovery at a later date.

Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery is in charge of arrangements.

Contributions can be made to Rick Portz Memorial Fund.

Condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.

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