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Friday, December 12th, 2008

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

A member of the contracting crew building the Mercer County Adult Detention Facility west of Celina cuts steel just inside one of the large entranceways that leads to an administration area on Thursday. The work is expected to be completed by late October 2009.

Related online story:

New Mercer County Jail remains on track

Officials are pleased with the progress made so far on the nearly $12 million jail being built west of Celina.

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