Heat Advisory issued June 11 at 1:48AM EDT until June 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values or around 100 degrees expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties.
* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Today 88° Today 88° chance 69° 69° chance Tomorrow 79° Tomorrow 79° slight chance 63° 63°
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Three employees sort items on a conveyor belt at the Ohio Recycling Center in Chickasaw on Tuesday. Mercer County officials recently learned that local residents and companies recycle more of their trash than any other county across the state.

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We're green!
Mercer County residents recycle more and discard less trash than any other county in the state of Ohio, according to the latest figures from the Ohio EPA. [More]
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