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 Celina teacher/coach has been relieved of all teaching and extracurricular duties following an incident involving alleged possession of alcohol at school.
Travis Boley, a first-year teacher at Celina's alternative school in Montezuma and coach of freshman boys baseball and junior varsity girls basketball, is expected to turn in his resignation in a matter of days, according to Celina Superintendent Matt Miller. [More]
After the first inning, Celina and Coldwater engaged in a pitchers' duel.
While Celina freshman Amanda Hoying was solid for all seven innings, Coldwater's Jessie Welsch needed to get past the first four Celina batters before settling down.
The Bulldogs scored four times in the bottom of the first en route to a 5-1 win at Bill Feth Diamond in Grand Lake circuit play. [More]
NEW WESTON - Julius Siefring looks through a photo album of his recent trip to Washington, D.C., - only the second time he has left the state since returning from World War II in late 1945.
Local and state officials and private citizens attending the June 20 Legislative Day on the Lake will be asked to help implement the new action plan for the Grand Lake/Wabash River Watershed.
The Neil and Gina Boeckman family of Celina has been tapped for two environmental stewardship awards from the Ohio Livestock Coalition (OLC) and the Ohio Poultry Association (OPA).
Elaine Crowell struck out 15 Versailles batters as Parkway handed the Tigers their first Midwest Athletic Conference loss of the season in a 4-0 win at Shane's Park in Rockford on Monday.
NEW BREMEN - All season long, veteran New Bremen softball coach Craig Griesdorn has been bemoaning the fact of his squad's inability to bunch hits together and score runs.
As a young newlywed, Ann Esmonde carefully packed pieces of homemade pie in her husband's lunchbox each morning. She imagined him enjoying each and every bite - savoring mouthful after mouthful of her loving effort.
