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.
ST. MARYS - The city has enough vicious dog laws; they just need to enforce them, one community member said at city council's safety committee meeting Monday night, the third meeting since the problem of dangerous dogs was brought before council in March. [More]
ROCKFORD - The Marion Local and Parkway ACME teams each used late-inning rallies Monday night to split a doubleheader at Don Black Field.
In the opener, the Flyers scored five runs in the last three innings to rally and post a 5-4 win. In the nightcap, a make up from earlier in the season, the Panthers scored twice in the sixth and three times in the seventh to a post a 5-4 win. [More]
Darlene Rath Dicke, 53, of 1210 Kent Court, St. Marys, died at 11:10 p.m. June 15, 2008, at her daughter's residence in Celina. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Mercer County commissioners do not have the support of the Mercer County Zoning Commission to change the zoning code in East Jefferson Township to allow commercial and industrial structures to exceed 45 feet.
Sentencing is set July 2 in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for a Butler County man who waived presentation of his case to a grand jury and pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs of abuse.
Local producers will have a choice to make later this year when they have to decide whether or not to participate in a new subsidy payment provision in the recently passed farm bill.
