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Heat Advisory issued June 21 at 2:21AM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 103 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From noon Sunday to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief. The heat may continue into Wednesday.

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

A farmer plants soybeans in a field off Fleetfoot south of Coldwater Thursday evening. Local ag officials estimate most of the corn and more than half the soybeans have been planted in the county in the last week after almost continuous rain stopped. A soaker this morning gave some of the seeds a much-needed drink.

Related online story:

Anxiety eases as crops planted

Dennis Howick is feeling a little bit better than he was in the middle of May when his seeds were sitting in his barn as rain battered the area.

Sunny, dry weather in the last two weeks changed the circumstance. [More]

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