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Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 12:53AM EDT until July 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer.
* WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1253 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Tama and Neptune.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

A group of fifth-grade students from St. Henry schools surround classmate Brett Ranly (seated) after getting their heads shaved Monday. In all, 18 boys were buzzed, including Ranly, who recently began losing his hair due to chemotherapy treatments. The youngster was diagnosed three weeks ago with leukemia.

Related online story:

Boys go bald for friend

ST. HENRY - Like swapping baseball cards, 17 young boys traded in their hair Monday night in support of a friend who's losing his locks to cancer. [More]

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