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:
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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