Flood Warning issued September 19 at 10:54AM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:40 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 13.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° slight chance chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 78° Tomorrow 78° chance likely 59° 59° likely
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
Lester Johnson
Lester L. Johnson, 76, Celina, died at 9:44 p.m. Feb. 8, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
He was born March 29, 1935, in Mercer County, to Albert W. and Mary Lavaun Kendall Johnson. On July 8, 1963, he married Jeanie Ousley, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Candy (Tom) Wale, Celina, and a granddaughter.
A 1954 graduate of Celina High School, he served with the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean Conflict.
He retired from Navistar, Springfield, in 2000. He was a member of the Mercer County Sportsman Association.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral home, Celina, the Rev. Randy Christian officiating. Burial will follow in Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 3-6 p.m. Sunday and one hour before services Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Condolences may be left at LHDfuneralhome.com.
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