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.
New manager on the go preparing for opening of Mercer County Fair
By Margie Wuebker
Steve Schulte pauses to answer the latest in a string of cell phone calls amid the sound of hammers, voices and radios wafting across the Mercer County Fairgrounds on Wednesday - just two days before the fair opens.
Mary Jo Pearson entered Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday afternoon staring straight ahead without so much as a glance toward former customers she bilked out of nearly $56,000.
The 67-year-old Pearson, owner of Pearson Memorials of rural Celina, was placed on five years probation for her guilty plea to 24 counts of theft by deception - 12 of them fourth-degree felonies, 11 fifth-degree felonies and one misdemeanor. [More]
Celina City Council members agree something must be done to generate additional revenue to maintain and improve storm water infrastructure in the city.
ROCKFORD - The ticket window from the old train depot is back in town after several decades; and its journey back is another example of how sometimes everything comes together.
A local man charged in connection with the traffic-related death of a Celina High School junior pleaded not guilty during a Wednesday afternoon arraignment hearing in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Numerous law enforcement agencies and other emergency officials were summoned to a rural field along state Route 117 near Waynesfield where a 39-year-old man allegedly was trying to commit suicide on Wednesday evening.
