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Freeze Watch issued April 23 at 10:06PM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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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