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Special Weather Statement issued December 29 at 10:25AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

Light snow showers will continue through the day today. Visibility will be reduced at times with this snow shower activity. In addition, with falling temperatures, isolated slick spots will be possible.

Wind Advisory issued December 29 at 2:00AM EST until December 29 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Pfc. Mark Heinl of Coldwater holds his namesake, 61/2-month-old Izaak Mark Botkin. The little boy was born shortly after his uncle arrived in Iraq as a designated marksman with the U.S. Army's Second Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

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Home from the war - temporarily

COLDWATER - Pfc. Mark Heinl smiles at the American flags and yellow ribbons welcoming him home while on leave from Iraq. However, the 20-year-old soldier finds it hard to let down his guard even when at home in the quiet Eastview Drive neighborhood. [More]

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