Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality. Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories. It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes. For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
Celina City Council members will be asked at Monday's regular meeting to buy a 5-acre tract of land along Coldwater Creek that will satisfy the requirements of a state permit to build a lakefront walkway.
The purchase of 5.107-acre tract of land from Steve Klosterman has already been debated by council members but could spur further discussion at Monday's meeting. The deal has been in the works for months but was held up as final details of the walkway and related financing were worked out. [More]
MARIA STEIN - As far as hot starts go, the Marion Local Flyers couldn't have scripted a better one than what they got in Friday night's battle with the St. John's Blue Jays.
The Flyers let loose a blitzkrieg on the Blue Jays in the game's first 16 minutes of action, and it was all coasting from there as the hosts pulled off a dominating 66-32 victory at the Hangar. [More]
Ted L. "Tedders" Cross, 37, 06953 Ohio 219, Celina, died of natural causes at 10:55 p.m., Jan. 3, 2007, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Roberta L. Good, 79, 810 New Weston-Fort Loramie Road, Fort Recovery, died at 6:55 a.m. Jan. 4, 2007, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Plans for the first phase of the proposed West Bank Rotary Walkway lacks what the concrete structure will eventually need to survive - a breakwater structure to limit damage from waves and shifting ice.
Mercer County's emergency management office has organized three table-top disaster preparedness exercises, the latest at the Lake Campus of Wright State University in late December.
MINSTER - The Minster Wildcats made a statement just like their coach wanted as they used a big third quarter to break away from a halftime deadlock and post a 71-58 Midwest Athletic Conference win over the Fort Recovery Indians on Friday night at the Minster Middle School Gymnasium.
New Bremen came back from 11 points down in the fourth quarter to tie St. Henry at 54-54 at the end of regulation, then outscored the Redskins 8-2 in overtime to get a 62-56 win on Friday at Redskin Gymnasium in MAC play.
St. Marys pulled away from Defiance in the fourth quarter to pick up its first Western Buckeye League win of the season with a 56-41 victory over the Bulldogs on Friday at McBroom Gymnasium.
