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Freeze Warning issued April 25 at 3:32AM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

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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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