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Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 12:42PM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 17 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cold wind chill will occur late tonight into Sunday morning.

Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 12:40PM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

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A gourd grower for more than two decades, Dave Stilwell, St. Marys, earned several ribbons recently at the 2007 Ohio Gourd Festival in Greenville. The big thrill was winning the blue ribbon for the heaviest gourd, a bushel basket variety weighing in at 138 pounds. He said it felt more like 200 pounds as he was trying to get it in his van.

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Local gourd grower wins big

ST. MARYS - When is a big gourd a really big gourd? When it weighs the most of all the entries at the 2007 Ohio Gourd Festival.

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