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.
For the first time ever, the Mercer County Sheriff's Department and the county's fire and local police departments, which rely on central dispatch for emergency call-outs, will have a unified radio system.
The state government's Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) will provide Mercer County a secure, reliable and clear radio system, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said. [More]
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys ACME baseball team used a big offensive first inning and a pitching gem from senior-to-be Jake Taylor to defeat the New Bremen Cardinals 4-1 Wednesday night at K.C. Geiger Park.
St. Marys (5-2) bunched more then half of the hits that it got to produce its only runs in the bottom of the first off New Bremen starter Dylan Crisp. [More]
"If we don't upgrade our radio system, somebody's going to die," Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey told a room full of county personnel last week at a meeting to discuss the new forthcoming radio system.
The Lake Campus is getting the job done and is on the move, Wright State University Provost Steven Angle told a crowd on Wednesday at the Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert County.
A spectacular pitching performance by Cory Pfeffenberger allowed Celina's offense some time to get rolling as the Bulldogs downed Parkway 5-0 in Mercer County ACME play on Wednesday at Montgomery Field.
LIMA - Michael Kellar made his first start for the Grand Lake Mariners on Wednesday in Lima, and what a pitching performance it was for the lefthander.
The Western Buckeye League is widely regarded as one of the most competitive leagues in the state of Ohio and it showed in the all-Ohio softball voting as the WBL had five representatives.
