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Heat Advisory issued July 23 at 8:24PM EDT until July 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 103 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Saturday, January 31st, 2015

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Sgt. Jay Wehrkamp of the Mercer County Sheriff's Office on Thursday fills the tank of a department vehicle. Sheriff Jeff Grey this year budgeted $94,000 for gasoline, which is one of several expenses included in the agency's transportation costs.

Related online story:

Travel costs again take major chunk of sheriff's budget

CELINA - The cost of routine patrol and inmate transports continues to impact Mercer County Sheriff's Office expenses.

The department's total budget this year is $2.9 million. Last year's appropriations were about $2.8 million. [More]

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