Heat Advisory issued September 2 at 5:51PM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Licking, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
74° 74° Thu 92° Thu 92° chance 72° 72° chance Fri 88° Fri 88° chance
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Steve Homan of Chickasaw installed this filter strip on his farm. The filter strip, planted between a stream and cornfield, helps prevent runoff from the land getting into the water.

Related online story:
Watershed woes
A lot of fingers have been pointed at farmers and what drains off their land into Grand Lake since a recent announcement of a harmful algae toxin in the lake. [More]
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