Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 3:15AM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 104 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity combined with very warm low temperatures can be especially hazardous as the overnight hours provide little relief from the heat. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
Chloe Hemmelgarn
Former St. Henry resident Chloe Leona Hemmelgarn, 19, Tucson, Ariz., died Jan. 2, 2011, in Tucson following a battle with cancer.
She was born Sept. 7, 1991, in Cincinnati to Terry and Lois Hemmelgarn, who survive in Bentleyville.
Also surviving is a brother, Jack Hemmelgarn, and twin sisters, Emma and Rachael Hemmelgarn, all at home; grandparents Leona Knapke, St. Henry, and Lowell and Carolyn Hemmelgarn, Greenville; and a great-grandparent, Luella Franck, Coldwater.
Deceased is a brother, Nick Hemmelgarn; and a grandfather, Louis Knapke.
She was a student at the University of Arizona in Tucson and had lived in Ohio, Canada, New York, Massachusetts and Hong Kong.
A gathering of family members was held at her parent's home.
Memorials may be made to the Sarcoma Foundation of America, 9884 Main St., Damascus, Md., 20872, www.curesarcoma.org or CaringBridge, Donation Processing Center, PO Box 6032, Albert Lea, Minn., 56007-6632, caringbridge.com.
Condolences may be left at www.ChloeLeona@aol.com.
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