Extreme Heat Warning issued June 30 at 11:41PM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 105.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Photo by Janie Southard/The Daily Standard

Contractors work on "the great wall" shoring up the east side of what would have been the towpath at Lock 13 of the Miami & Erie Canal in downtown St. Marys. Grand Lake St. Marys State Park likely will take over management of the 250-mile Miami and Erie Canal as part of a proposal to merge the canal lands program into the Division of Parks and Recreation.

Related online story:
Local state park may take over canal management
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager Craig Morton is learning the ins and outs of the 250-mile Miami and Erie Canal.
Morton's office may take ov [More]
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