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Special Weather Statement issued February 2 at 5:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

Single digit temperatures and below zero wind chill values are occurring this morning across the area. While most locations will have values in the single digits to near zero, some isolated temperatures and wind chills will be as low as 10 degrees below zero.

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Marlene Hein of Chickasaw, at right, brushes and fluffs the tail of her show cow while her friend, Chelsea Basista of Maria Stein, sprays it with a bottle of instant freeze. The 18-year-olds are showing several cows at this year's Mercer County Fair, which opens today at the fairgrounds in Celina.

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Fair gets rolling today

CELINA - Adrenaline levels have been turned up a notch for the 159th annual Mercer County Fair that kicks off this afternoon.

Visitors will be treated to high-flying stunt cyclists, a demolition derby, Go Kart and Motocross racing and a Tug-A-Truck competition throughout fair week. [More]

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