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Heat Advisory issued September 4 at 1:49AM EDT until September 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Afternoon heat index values of 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Champaign, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Photo by Jennalee Ziegler/The Daily Standard

At the Ulrich Fish Quarry in Kemmerer, Wyo., students John Contreras, Mendon, and Nicole Stienke, Sidney, split shale to find fish fossils. The fish were fossilized in a fresh water lake system that dried up.

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Enduring sweltering heat and a dangerous hailstorm, 18 Wright State University-Lake Campus students recently traveled through nine states collecting more than 3,000 pounds of fossils to bring back to Celina. [More]

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