Heat Advisory issued September 4 at 1:49AM EDT until September 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Afternoon heat index values of 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Champaign, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Today 90° Today 90° slight chance 72° 72° slight chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° likely chance 65° 65° chance
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Officials with HAB Aquatic Solutions, Lincoln, Neb., apply alum to Grand Lake on June 30. The state on Wednesday released a report showing the application succeeded in reducing phosphorous levels. Alum deactivates phosphorous, the main food source of the lake's toxic blue-green algae.

Related online story:
Alum exceeds expectations
GRAND LAKE - A $3.4 million alum application in Grand Lake this summer was a success, the state said Wednesday.
Phosphorous levels were reduced [More]
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