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Extreme Heat Warning issued June 30 at 12:15PM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 107.
* 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 Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.

Thursday, April 16th, 2015

Young hospital visitors

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Immaculate Conception School kindergartner Kate Anderson tries to get a surgical glove onto her hand during Mercer Health's play hospital program on Wednesday. The hospital hosted more than 500 Mercer County kindergartners, who learned about health care through visits to the emergency room, X-ray services and the birthing center at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.

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