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Extreme Heat Warning issued July 1 at 12:13PM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 106.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.

Saturday, August 30th, 2014

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Raina Faris, an employee of Java Nation in Celina, takes a smoke break outside the establishment on Friday. The business, like many others in the area, has created an outside space that gives smokers a legal place to light up.

Related online story:

Gone in a puff of smoke

The smoke has cleared inside area businesses and, in some cases, so have the people.

In 2006, Ohio became the 12th state to ban smoking at work and in public venues. Some of the changes occurring in the last six years are visible, such as an increase in outdoor seating at bars and restaurants. [More]

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