Cold Weather Advisory issued December 14 at 1:46AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Photo by Margie Wuebker/The Daily Standard

Mercer County Commissioner John Bruns, in the background, plays cards with fellow inmates including Matt Walker, at left, during their stay at the detention center. Corrections officers used the 24-hour stay as a training session before "real" inmates arrive Feb. 28. They are among 24 "practice" inmates who participated in the first of two rehearsals taking place in February.

Related online story:
Local citizens find out what it's like
The heavy door closes with a clank, leaving freedom and creature comforts on the other side for 24 people chosen as practice inmates at the new Mercer County Adult Detention Center. [More]
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