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

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Josh Coldiron, 36, St. Marys, welds during an adult course at Tri Star Career Compact's Dennings Building in St. Marys. The course is being offered through the West Central Ohio Workforce Development Initiative as a way to help area manufacturers find skilled laborers.

Related online story:

Skilled workers in hot demand

Ohio manufacturers are in desperate need of skilled workers.

Tri Star Career Compact has responded to the call by bringing back an adult welding class after a nearly 20-year hiatus. [More]

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