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* WHAT...Heat index values up to 102 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Photo by Margie Wuebker/The Daily Standard

Minster resident Fred Boecker holds the sword he received from a Japanese officer in the days following Japan's surrender ending World War II. The first word of surrender came 64 years ago today with the formalities taking place several weeks later.

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A day etched in World War II veterans' memory
MINSTER - Fred Boecker grips the etched hilt firmly and draws the ceremonial sword from its protective scabbard.
The pointed blade looks as menaci [More]
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