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Freeze Watch issued April 24 at 5:21AM 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 tonight through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Chelsea Nicely, 12, uses a blow dryer on her chicken after giving it a bath before judging Tuesday at the Mercer County Banner Fair in Celina. Nicely's cousin, Amanda Nicely, 14, a member of the Barnyard Boosters 4-H Club, waits to see the finished product.

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