Freeze Watch issued October 22 at 8:41PM EDT until October 24 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
38° 38° Thu 54° Thu 54° 34° 34° frost Fri 56° Fri 56° frost
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Friday, January 3rd, 2014
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

A shopper leaves the local Walmart Supercenter on Thursday with a cart full of groceries and other items. Spending was up in Mercer County in 2013 with a record sales tax revenue of $4.6 million.

Related online story:
Mercer County sales tax income reaches all-time high in 2013
CELINA - Mercer County residents opened their wallets frequently in 2013 and triggered a new sales tax record of $4.6 million.
The 6.9 percent increase in sales tax collections over 2012 marks a third consecutive record-breaking year for the county. [More]
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