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Heat Advisory issued June 29 at 6:00AM 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 southwest and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Photo by Margie Wuebker/The Daily Standard

Retired teacher Dorothy Hertenstein of New Bremen rings the trusty bell that once signaled the end of recess periods at New Bremen Elementary School. Hertenstein has hundreds of bells in her large collection including some examples in the foreground.

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