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Cold Weather Advisory issued February 1 at 12:07AM EST until February 1 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Friday, May 24th, 2019

Photo by Leslie Gartrell/The Daily Standard

Jim Rentz of Coldwater holds postcards his father, Alfred, sent home while serving during World War I. Alfred Rentz, Chickasaw, served in the Army as part of the B308 Ammunition Train. He sent numerous postcards home while overseas. They have become family heirlooms.

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Postcards from The Great War

CHICKASAW - Alfred Rentz had gown up on his family farm in Chickasaw never seeing the rest of the world - until he got the call to serve in the Army during World War I. [More]

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