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Extreme Heat Warning issued July 1 at 11:42PM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 105.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.

Friday, October 6th, 2006

Photo by Laura Walker/The Daily Standard

A few of the 1,600-1,700 geese around the Grand Lake St. Marys area feed at the Mercer County Wildlife Refuge on state Route 703 near Montezuma. Saturday and Sunday will bring previously chosen youth to the refuge and all interested youths around the state to hunt waterfowl during Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days in Ohio. Open waterfowl season begins Oct. 21 with new north south zones. These can be seen on the map below.

Archive of October 6th, 2006

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