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.
Teenagers throughout Mercer County will be wearing blue April 29 as a means of increasing awareness of abortion and the number of unborn lives lost daily.
Local interest in National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day has increased dramatically since the first observance six years ago. [More]
ST. MARYS - St. Marys rebounded from a tough loss to perennial Western Buckeye League power Elida to shut out Celina 5-0 in league play at the Memorial High School Courts.
The Roughriders even their league match mark to 2-2 as the NetDogs drop to 1-3 in the WBL. [More]
Former Chickasaw resident Helen Kramer Connolly, 75, of Reynoldsburg, died April 15, 2008, at the Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Arnold H. "Bozo" Stelzer, 79, 1521 Irmscher Boulevard, Celina, died at 6:16 a.m. April 18, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
John A. Wilson, 81, of 67 Southmoor Shores Drive, St. Marys, and of Holiday, Fla., died at 3:23 p.m. April 17, 2008, at his St. Marys residence. [More]
The St. Marys baseball team got a strong pitching performance from Sam Rammel and took advantage of leadoff walks in two innings to slip past Celina 2-1 in Western Buckeye League play on Friday at Montgomery Field.
Cory Klenke fired six innings of seven-hit baseball and belted a two-run home run to put the game out of reach as Coldwater went to 3-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play with a 6-0 win at Versailles.
MINSTER - Two of the many adages in baseball are, bases on balls will always come back to haunt, and, if you are a pitcher you never want to give your opponent runs after your team has put runs on the scoreboard.
