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Heat Advisory issued June 28 at 1:48PM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From noon Monday to 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Kirsten Hampshire places a bootie on a chair leg during an activity station at the first running of the Marion Local Iditarod on Wednesday afternoon. Mushers or team captains use booties to protect the paws of their trusty sled dogs from icy trails.

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