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.
County officials are pleased with the bids that came in for construction of the new jail in Mercer County. Most bids came in below the engineer's estimates for the $13.2 million project.
"This is the day we've been looking to for some while," county Commissioner Jerry Laffin told a room full of contractors and county officials on Thursday afternoon at the Central Services Building. [More]
In a game where the long ball helped Marion Local get back into the game, it was a bunt that helped the Flyers to a win.
After scoring six times in the third inning, four coming on Marcus Moeller's grand slam, the Flyers got the win on a squeeze bunt by Tyler Thobe in the fifth to make it 7-6. [More]
St. Marys couple enjoys the game of geocaching using GPS technology
ST. MARYS - With a handheld navigational device in her grip, Vickie Coil leaves the grassy trail near the fish hatchery in search of simple treasures hidden inside a hollow tile.
District court finds error in Celina man's July 2007 trial
A Celina man sentenced to five years in prison for raping his estranged wife has been granted a new trial following a decision handed down by the Third District Court of Appeals.
Mercer County is generously loaning 65 more touch-screen voting machines to Hancock County where election officials are still dealing with the aftermath of flooding in August.
The Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance likely has been approved for a $50,000 federal grant to help buy four geotextile tubes to help prevent shoreline erosion along Grand Lake.
The numerous lightning packed storms that have rocked Mercer County lately begs for a column on the long-held theory that lightning, when it strikes the ground, sends nitrogen into the soil, benefiting plant growth.
The offensive struggles for the Grand Lake Mariners is no secret to anyone who follows the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, but there were no offensive problems on Thursday on the road against Lake Erie.
The Celina Junior ACME team will head to Shawnee High School on Saturday to play in the 2008 State Junior ACME Tournament after defeating Minster 1-0 to capture the district title on Thursday night at Don Black Field at Parkway High School.
