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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.

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Darrin Haupert, left, a professional shearer from Indiana, gets assistance from Cindy Langenkamp of Celina as he shaves the neck of Brody, a 3-year-old Suri alpaca from Portland, Ind. Alpacas from four area farms were sheared Saturday at Coldwater Creek Alpacas.

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Alpaca shearing

CELINA - Clippers were buzzing, alpacas were humming and fleece was flying down on the farm at Coldwater Creek Alpacas on Saturday.

Farm owners Mary and Norm Zahn hosted the annual spring shearing day when alpaca owners from four area farms gather with their animals. [More]

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