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's chances of meeting its EPA-mandated deadline to fix the city's water have all but evaporated, although city officials still won't admit it.
The project timeline was briefly discussed at Monday's regular Celina City Council meeting. Councilman June Scott expressed concern over the way the project is dragging along. [More]
MINSTER -The famed Budweiser Clydesdales will be heading to Auglaize County for the 33rd Minster Oktoberfest. The festival, which salutes the area's proud German heritage, takes place Oct. 5-7.
This marks the fifth time a six-horse hitch has come for the event, the last appearance taking place in 1999. Requests have been made during the ensuing years, but a Minster stop never showed up on the schedule. [More]
Celina city officials have finalized a plan for paying off the estimated $6.3 million in debt on an upcoming water treatment improvement project, but still have not awarded a contract for the work.
Beer sales at the just completed Mercer County Banner Fair went off without a hitch, fair organizers and law enforcement authorities said this morning.
COLDWATER - Lower than anticipated bids for the village's street and alley paving project may allow the village to "squeeze in a couple more alleys," Village Manager-Engineer Eric Thomas said at Monday's council meeting.
ST. MARYS - Council members moved the downtown canal area project along Monday night by passing some necessary legislation.
An ordinance will rezone a 1.8 acre tract around the Miami & Erie Canal near the former Cotton Mill from industrial district to central commercial district.
