High Wind Warning issued March 12 at 12:35PM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Today 44° Today 44° 36° 36° slight chance Tomorrow 52° Tomorrow 52° 28° 28°
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Celina area farmer Jeff Rasawehr shows how the residue from cereal rye grass, a winter cover crop, protected his soybeans from frost about two weeks ago. Rasawehr is among a group of farmers who received an $18,000 grant to plant cover crops.

Related online story:
Eight Mercer County farmers will split $18,000 in grant money during the next two years to plant winter cover crops as a way to help transition to no-till farming. [More]
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