Heat Advisory issued June 28 at 1:48PM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From noon Monday to 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
69° 69° Mon 92° Mon 92° 74° 74° Tue 94° Tue 94°
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:
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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