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.
A 51-year-old Celina native was found frozen in a ditch beneath his pickup truck on Sunday at a dumpsite not far from his home in Ohio City.
A cause of death of Richard R. "Jose" Berlanga is pending an autopsy. Officials believe he was dead for two days before his body - partly submerged in a frozen creek - was discovered beneath the 2004 Ford Ranger pickup truck by a passing motorist. [More]
DEFIANCE - The Celina wrestling team took a step closer to wrapping up a perfect Western Buckeye League dual meet season with a 47-18 win over Defiance on Tuesday.
The win puts the MatDogs at 8-0 in league duals this season. Celina has its last league dual next Thursday at Ottawa-Glandorf, which had just one league win coming into last night. [More]
It's a what-kind-of-doodle? Labradoodle - the offspring of a Labrador retriever and standard poodle.
They're all the rage in the dog world along with other designer dogs like schnoodles, puggles, pompapoos, Jackatese, chugs - puppies from the union of two different purebred dogs. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Increasing the reliability of electrical power for residential and industrial customers comes with an estimated $1-1.2 million price tag, New Bremen village councilors learned Tuesday night.
LIMA - Celina knew it had a big size advantage in the post against Lima Senior and the Bulldogs rode that advantage to their 12th straight win on Tuesday night.
The Marion Local boys basketball team saw a two-game win streak snapped as Lehman outscored the Flyers 23-9 in the fourth quarter to come back and post a 57-46 win at Lehman on Tuesday night.
ST. MARYS - There are plenty of excuses for not exercising. But members of Snap Fitness should probably think of a better reason than not having enough time.
