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NAPOLEON, Ohio -- Postal workers and a local newspaper plan to send old pictures, canceled checks and bank statements to people who lost them when tornadoes hit -- more than 40 miles away.

The items from the Van Wert area, south of Napoleon, have been turning up in people's yards since the tornadoes swept through northwest Ohio on Nov. 10.

Post offices and the Napoleon Northwest Signal are collecting the items to send back to their owners. Craig Cummings, customer service representative for area post offices, said local offices would help return items at no charge.

Van Wert city schools have started a collection agency to try to return as many items as possible.