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Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 2:16AM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 2:12AM EST until January 24 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST today.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Don Barber leads one of his "babies," as he calls the camels he raises on his rural Mendon farm. The Barber family take several of their animals including llamas and goats to area live nativity programs.

Related online story:

Animal mania and the Christmas spirit

MENDON - Noah of biblical fame would feel right at home on the Barber farm.

Creatures big and small are plentiful in pens and barns near the winding Neptune-Mendon roadway. But this time of year, it's the family's camels that steal the spotlight at live Christmas nativity scenes. [More]

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