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.
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2015
Submitted Photo

This wetland is located at U.S. 127 and Sites Road in Hopewell Township on land owned by Gary Gross. By complete happenstance, the wetland designed by Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District technician Matt Heckler, came out shaped like a smiley face with a toothy grin.

Related online story:
County residents happy to stem the tide of disappearing wetlands
When Gary Gross thinks of the wetland on his property at U.S. 127 and Sites Road in Hopewell Township, he smiles.
"When Matt laid it all out and pr [More]
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