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Freeze Warning issued April 25 at 3:32AM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

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

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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