The mercury in Crittenden County dipped to the lowest mark in more than three years today, with a low of 3 degrees predicted for tonight. Residents woke up to temperatures in the single digits, while ponds and streams came to a standstill overnight with a coating of ice.The frigid air is part of a weather system that has put most of the Midwest in a deep-freeze. On an otherwise beautiful day, the temperature in downtown Marion was a 14 degrees at 1 p.m., according to the monitor at Peoples Bank.
The high temperature on Friday is not expected to leave the 20s, but Saturday's high should reach the mid-40s.
