{"id":39614,"date":"2026-06-02T09:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=39614"},"modified":"2026-06-02T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:46:08","slug":"mt-carmel-man-dies-in-grain-bin-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/39614-mt-carmel-man-dies-in-grain-bin-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Carmel Man Dies in Grain Bin Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>A Mt. 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