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Heat Advisory issued June 23 at 11:31AM EDT until June 25 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heat index values up 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.

Friday, June 29th, 2018

Photo by William Kincaid/The Daily Standard

Hanging on a wall in Jerome "Jerry" Heimkreiter's Montezuma home are pictures of his father, John, a WWII Army veteran, left, a framed collection of Heimkreiter's medals and ribbons awarded for his service in the Vietnam War, a picture of himself as a 19-year-old U.S. Seaman Apprentice and his letter of commendation from U.S. Navy Vice Admiral F.J. Blouin.

Related online story:

Local vet knows high price of freedom

MONTEZUMA - "Freedom is not free," decorated veteran Jerome "Jerry" Heimkreiter said in a gruff voice inside his Montezuma home while recounting details of his two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy. [More]

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