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.
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
An early May trial date has been set in the case of a Celina couple indicted in connection with a May 2005 fire that heavily damaged Richardson's Floors and More, a business they formerly owned and operated in Celina.
Jury selection will begin at 1:30 p.m. May 6 for the joint trial of David W. Sloan, 28, and Druscilla R. Sloan, 32, both of 404 W. Market St. Opening remarks are slated the following day at 8:30 a.m. Additional pretrial hearings are scheduled Feb. 13 and March 19. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - One of the keys in having a successful basketball game is to keep turnovers to a minimum.
Coldwater certainly did that on Monday, committing just three turnovers in the contest and forcing 17 Versailles turnovers as the Cavaliers improved to 9-5 with a 58-43 win at The Palace in a rescheduled game from early in the season. [More]
Obituaries on January 29th, 2008
Celina resident James W. Amweg, Jr., 65, formerly of Ohio City, died Jan. 27, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Former St. Marys resident Donald Lee Fenwick, 74, of Largo, Fla., died at 12:15 p.m. Jan. 24, 2008, at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Fla. [More]
Paul Gaier, 68, of Fort Loramie , died at 1:10 a.m. Jan. 29, 2008, at Kindred H [More]
Mary C. Holtzhauer, 90, formerly of St. Marys, died at 9 a.m. Jan. 27, 2008, in Lakeview. [More]
Local pictures on January 29th, 2008
Subscriber stories on January 29th, 2008
Celina student auditions for reality show segment
Kayleigh Andrews adjusts her calf-hugging platform boots and pulls a voluminous black cape over her jewel-studded body suit.
With demonic makeup in place, the 11-year-old resembles a smaller and younger version of Gene Simmons, her idol and lead singer for the American rock band KISS.
Celina City Council members approved an emergency measure on Monday evening to submit an annexation petition to the Mercer County commissioners for the recently acquired Heffner Property.
ST. MARYS - The city has contracted with R.J. Corman Railroad Company to supply materials to repair/replace the railroad crossing on Ash Street.
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COLDWATER - Village Finance Director/Clerk Clyde Bellinger sold the village's three used police cars on the village's eBay account for $7,246.10, which nearly pays for the used police car purchased recently for $7,700.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway had a six-point lead at halftime, but could not hold on as Ansonia beat the Panthers 53-51 in a rescheduled game from earlier in the season.