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Heat Advisory issued September 3 at 12:52AM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Licking, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Saturday, September 6th, 2014

Fire chief's last call

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Rockford fire and police department personnel on Friday morning carry the casket of Fire Chief Ralph Rhoades as he is given a final salute by the Mercer County Firefighter's Color Guard squad and other area emergency response personnel at Mercer Memory Gardens in Celina. Rhoades, 86, was a village firefighter for more than 63 years and served as chief for 38 of those years.

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