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* 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.

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Photo by Margie Wuebker/The Daily Standard

Minster resident Dick Fortman stands in the midst of a huge train layout that includes two towns and fills nearly half his Stallo Road basement. He began collecting memorabilia and designing the layout as a means of keeping busy during retirement years.

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Chugging through Minster's past

MINSTER - Dick Fortman watches as the train chugs up a steep incline before disappearing into a tunnel cut through the mountain overlooking Stallotown - a thriving community with a decidedly western theme. [More]

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