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shari friedel | grant tribune-sentinel
After one of the hottest and driest summers in recent history, autumn started out with welcome precipitation as a slow soaking rain began falling in the overnight hours early Friday, Sept. 23, lasting into late morning, bringing just over a half inch of needed moisture.