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.
Where's the beef? In Celina school district it's quarantined in the freezer.
Celina received about 100 pounds of the 143 million pounds of beef recalled this week by the United States Department of Agriculture in what is now termed a low risk recall. [More]
WAPAKONETA - It will be an all-Midwest Athletic Conference sectional final Friday night after the two MAC teams dispatched the two Northwest Conference teams from the Division III sectional at Wapakoneta.
Both consumers and contractors in Mercer County can expect more efficient inspections of commercial buildings and building plans, if Miami County takes over the process currently administered through Columbus, Mercer County commissioner Jerry Laffin says.
MINSTER - No new police chief yet, although council members held an executive session Tuesday night to discuss hiring of personnel with no action taken afterward. An announcement is expected but not promised at the March 4 council meeting.
COLDWATER - It's no secret that Minster and New Bremen simply don't care for one another very much when it comes to athletics.
Last Friday night, the Cardinals handed their neighboring-school nemesis a heart-breaking loss with a buzzer-beating long ball in the final game of the regular season.
