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Freeze Warning issued April 24 at 10:02PM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

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

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Photo by Jennalee Ziegler/The Daily Standard

At the Ulrich Fish Quarry in Kemmerer, Wyo., students John Contreras, Mendon, and Nicole Stienke, Sidney, split shale to find fish fossils. The fish were fossilized in a fresh water lake system that dried up.

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Enduring sweltering heat and a dangerous hailstorm, 18 Wright State University-Lake Campus students recently traveled through nine states collecting more than 3,000 pounds of fossils to bring back to Celina. [More]

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