The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Delaware and Southern Chester counties
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams…urban areas…highways…streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low-lying spots.
A flash flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Michael Patrick Miller, 69, of Chadds Ford, died Aug. 2, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Cathy Rusden Miller, with whom he shared 40 years of marriage. Born in Tunnelton, WVa., he was the son of the late Leslie Miller and the late Lucile Bickford Miller.
Michael Patrick Miller
He graduated from Tunnelton High School and attended West Virginia University. For most of his career, he was the owner of Sir Speedy Printing in Exton. Later in his career, he was a court reporter for the US federal bankruptcy court and retired from there in 2019.
Mike was a longtime faithful member and past president of the Kennett Square Lions Club, past board member of the Kennett Area Senior Center, and president of the Deerfield Homeowners Association. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church where he was a Lector, served on the Stewardship Committee, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Mike and Cathy enjoyed traveling in recent years, and especially enjoyed trips to Germany, Italy, France, and Machu Picchu.
In addition to his wife Cathy, Mike is survived by one daughter, Allison Miller Cotto and her husband Melvin of Wilmington; one son, Gabriel Miller of West Chester; seven sisters, Nancy Terrizzi (Robert), Carole Sue Rosier (William), Helen Nieman, Leslie Hurley, Laura Gantz, Debra Swayne (Lewis), and Diane Zinn (Randal); five grandchildren, Joshua, Lia, Casey and Jonathan Cotto, and Elizabeth Miller; and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a special family friend and a former exchange student from Chile, Loreto Francisca Castillo Muñoz.
His Mass of Christian Burial was Friday, Aug. 7 at St. Patrick Catholic Church 212 Meredith St. Kennett Square, PA 19348. Interment followed in St Joseph-on-the-Brandywine Cemetery in Greenville, DE.
Contributions in his memory may be made to Kennett Square Lions Club or Kennett Area Senior Center. Arrangements were by Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-743-8100).
•Police said seven people had items stolen from their vehicles parked on Homestead lane in Concord Township during the overnight hours from Aug. 3 to Aug. 4. The vehicles were unlocked, the report said, and one was parked in the victim’s garage. Police did not report on what was stolen or the estimated value of the items taken.
•A two-vehicle crash on Route 202 led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man from Bear, Del. Police said they performed a probable cause search and found one of the vehicle’s contained “a large amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.” The incident happened on Aug. 4; the suspect was not named in the report.
•A police report said 29-year-old John Keeley, of Garnet Valley, was arrested for DUI, aggravated assault, and other offenses following a July 31 incident on Stoney Bank Road at Route 1. The report did not offer any details of the event.
•Two Chester County residents were arrested for harassment in Concord Township on Aug. 6. The report identified them as Lisa Pergallini, 41, of Exton, and Ryan Sandow, 37, of Oxford. The report further said that there had been an active arrest warrant for Pergallini. Both sustained injuries during the physical altercation. The incident happened at the Comfort Inn on Route 1.
Southern Chester County Regional Police
Police said Mindy M. Weaver, 43, of Gap, was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of children, DUI, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and several summary traffic offenses following a traffic stop. The incident occurred on Thursday, Aug. 6, at 12:06 a.m., in the area of Gap Newport Pike and Starr Road. Police said when they made contact with Weaver, a juvenile child was in the front passenger seat. The odor of marijuana was detected, police said, and Weaver was displaying signs of impairment. Field sobriety tests confirmed impairment, and Weaver was taken into custody. A search of the vehicle located a plastic baggie of suspected marijuana, multiple marijuana cigars, a THC vaporizer with THC oil, a grinder with marijuana, and a bag with suspected methamphetamine. Weaver refused to submit to a chemical test of her blood, the report said. She was transported to Chester County Prison for processing and arraignment and was committed after failing to post bail.
