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Freeze Warning issued April 24 at 2:16PM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

County employee Brad Laffin uses a front loader to get a scoop of road salt at the Mercer County garage on Wednesday afternoon. Area road salt supplies are abundant due to the lack of inclement weather so far this winter.

Related online story:

Savings pile up

A lack of wintry weather has saved local agencies more than $380,000 in road care expenses compared to previous years.

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