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Forecasters: Snowstorm, wind coming

Northwestern Ohio, like much of the Midwest, will be in the grip of another strong winter storm today.
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Officials say stuck cars may be towed

Findlay snowplow crews helped dozens of drivers free stuck vehicles after last Friday's storm, but they don't plan to be as nice this time around.
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Sheriff reminds motorists of road level advisories

Hancock County Sheriff Michael Heldman says he has no authority to say whether businesses should close during a storm, even if he issues the most severe alert about roadway conditions.
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State trooper given final salute

CAREY -- Activity in the village of Carey ground to a halt Monday as State Highway Patrolman Andrew Baldridge was remembered during a funeral Mass at Our Lady of Consolation Basilica.
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Boys basketball: Leipsic tops Patrick Henry

LEIPSIC -- Leipsic knocked down five 3-pointers and outscored Patrick Henry 8-3 from the line in holding off the Patriots 47-44 in a non-league boys basketball matchup Monday.
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Girls basketball: Pandora-Gilboa wins key PCL matchup

KALIDA -- Down 10 points after one quarter, Pandora-Gilboa took control and outscored Kalida 43-24 in the final three quarters en route to a 47-38 Putnam County League girls basketball win Monday at Kalida.
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Prep notebook: Kalida's Kortokrax closes in on 800 victories

Ohio's winningest prep basketball coach will have to work a little longer than expected to achieve his milestone 800th career win. But it's just a matter of time for Kalida's Dick Kortokrax.
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Boys basketball: Miller City's 1950 state champs to be honored

MILLER CITY -- Miller City's 1949-50 state championship boys basketball season, one of the classic Cinderella stories in Ohio prep basketball history, will be recognized Feb. 20 when the Ohio Historical Society dedicates a marker to the school commemorating the event.
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Volunteers with Pandora-based VOSH-Ohio (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) and Findlay-based Mission Possible arrived home safely following the massive earthquake in Haiti last month.

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Pesticides an important factor in our abundant food supply

Here, in the dead of winter, farmers have to decide what pesticides will be needed for crops to be planted this spring.

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Bill could change way Ohio's deer herd is managed

The Buckeye State has some of the nation's finest deer hunting, contributing more than $1.2 billion to the economy annually.

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