Winter Weather Advisory issued February 5 at 4:04PM EST until February 6 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to two inches with locally higher amounts.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
17° 17° chance slight chance Fri 34° Fri 34° light 3° 3° Sat 16° Sat 16°
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
Photo by Margie Wuebker/The Daily Standard

Dick Fortman, who retired from Minster Machine Company in 1998, built this replica of the factory where he worked in engineering and sales for 36 years. Although many of the buildings come from kits, the balsam wood has to be cut by hand with shingles and bricks added one by one.

Related online story:
Chugging through Minster's past
MINSTER - Dick Fortman watches as the train chugs up a steep incline before disappearing into a tunnel cut through the mountain overlooking Stallotown - a thriving community with a decidedly western theme. [More]
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