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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.

Friday, February 8th, 2013

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Seventh-graders Austin Tillman and Harrison Kaup demonstrate a can crusher made completely from recycled materials. Lawnmower wheels crush the cans, and posts from an old porch and hog barn hold the device together.

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Burgeoning young scientists put brains, hands to work

FORT RECOVERY - Middle school students had their hands in dirt, dish soap and dye recently as they prepared for the school's annual science fair.

Experiments and poster boards displaying the results of the students' hypotheses filled the auditeria Thursday as judges inspected the work. [More]

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