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.
The estimated price for construction of an AMP-Ohio power plant in Meigs County, which would supply Celina and other local communities with electricity, has skyrocketed from an initial cost of $1 billion to nearly $3.4 billion.
Celina City Council met this week to discuss the project with John Bentine of American Municipal Power of Ohio (AMP-Ohio). Bentine said the project costs jumped up because of higher costs of materials and the high demand of coal to China and India. [More]
WAPAKONETA - It appeared the same gremlins that helped knocked off the top seeds at last week's Division IV girls sectional at Wapakoneta would come back to do the same for the Division III boys at the same venue.
Parkway used a tremendous rally at the end of the first half to take a lead, then staved off a Marion Local rally in the third quarter to beat the top-seeded Flyers, 53-49, in the first game of Friday's sectional doubleheader. [More]
It's a glass half full or half empty when it comes to state funding for libraries, according to the clerk treasurer at St. Marys Community Public Library, a system that relies on the state for 96 percent of its revenue.
Snow, ice and slush-covered roadways have contributed to numerous accidents across the Grand lake area since late Thursday night including at least two that resulted in serious injuries.
The Celina girls swim team earned points at the state level for the first time in a long time and Versailles' Lauren Subler earned herself another trip to the podium.
