Heat Advisory issued June 24 at 8:36PM EDT until June 25 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 104.
* 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 Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of high heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief.
74° 74° slight chance Wed 89° Wed 89° chance likely 73° 73° likely chance Thu 89° Thu 89° slight chance likely
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Submitted Photo

This new 60-by-15-foot barge was delivered to Grand Lake St. Marys State Park on Friday to replace the old 1950s barge that developed a hole in it last year. The $214,272 barge will transport an excavator and 50-ton crane used for dredging, stump removal and shoreline construction.

Related online story:
Buoyed by recent donations totaling $75,000 from two area agricultural businesses, the Grand Lake Restoration Initiative has collected almost $450,000 to test sediment removal technology in the lake. [More]
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