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.
Mercer County officials are asking residents to decide the fate of a 0.5 percent countywide sales tax that would be used to build a new $12 million, 100-bed jail west of Celina.
The current jail, built in 1939, is badly outdated and generally overcrowded, Sheriff Jeff Grey said. The old facility poses safety risks to inmates and jail staff. The old lockup also is so out of step with modern jail standards that the county risks a lawsuit by continuing to use the facility, he said. [More]
COLDWATER - It took a lot of peanut butter, four dogs and a cat to put Mercer Health in the running for a million dollar piece of medical equipment.
Administrators and staff recently tried their hand at movie producing then entered their video - starring their own pets - to win a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit. [More]
A Celina man pleaded guilty last week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to an amended charge of attempted felonious assault. The offense is a second-degree felony since it involved a police officer.
Four citations for operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI) were issued during Mercer County's first OVI checkpoint and related saturation patrol held during the weekend. One local man wound up being arrested twice.
ST. HENRY - Take a look at the sports St. Henry has to offer in its athletic program and one can see that success at the state level has touched the programs through the years.
