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Freeze Watch issued April 23 at 2:41PM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Celina water treatment plant employees continue to make do with outdated equipment, some more than 50 years old. Pictured is a 1952 feeder of potassium permanganate. Improvisations are often needed to keep machinery operational, plant employees say.

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Crew saves city money by doing repairs

Equipment at the Celina Water Treatment Plant dates back to the 1950s from companies no longer in existence, but Superintendent Mike Sudman and his crew of seven continue to make do with what they have. [More]

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