After replacing a valve on a six-inch water main, a portion of Mercer County has been placed on a precautionary boil order.
According to the Mercer County Public Water Supply District, the notice affects customers within the following boundaries as described clockwise. The Iowa-Missouri state line on the north, the Mercer-Putnam County line on the east, Highway 136 on the south and Highway 65 on the west.
Citizens are asked to boil water as a precautionary until further notice.