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Freeze Warning issued April 25 at 3:32AM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Hopewell Dairy on Tama Road near Rockford is in bankruptcy court following a lawsuit filed against it by AgStar Financial Services. AgStar is seeking foreclosure on the dairy, but dairy officials are working through an Ohio bankruptcy court in an attempt to reorganize the dairy's finances and keep it operating.

Related online story:

Hopewell Dairy in bankruptcy

Bankruptcy proceedings have begun for two mega dairies with Dutch ties - Hopewell Dairy, a 2,100-head dairy near Rockford, and Chesterfield Dairy, located near the town of Lyons. [More]

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