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.
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Deputies probing home robbery, assault
Celina man in fair condition after he's reportedly beaten, bound at his home
By Margie Wuebker
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a weekend robbery that resulted in injuries to an area man who reportedly was beaten and then bound with duct tape and electrical wire.
Jerry McNeilan, 43, 1160 Oregon Road, Celina, was taken from his home by ambulance Sunday night to Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater, where he remains under treatment and in fair condition. [More]
Obituaries on December 2nd, 2008
Wilbur Curry
Wilbur W. "Bud" Curry, 91, 7398 state Route 703, Celina, died at 2:05 a.m. Dec. [More]
Virginia Streaker
Former Springboro and Mercer county resident Virginia "Ginny" Rose Streacker, 79, of Lakeland Fla., died Nov. 27, 2008, at her residence. [More]
Marinus Vondrell
Marinus H. Vondrell, 95, 508 W. Plum St., Coldwater, died at 9:05 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2008, at the Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on December 2nd, 2008
Subscriber stories on December 2nd, 2008
Snow falls, vehicles slide, crash
Snowfall and slick highways kept law enforcement agencies and emergency dispatchers busy overnight and early today.
On Monday night, a semitrailer
St. Marys studies how to tighten belt
ST. MARYS - Council's finance committee looked at odds and ends that will impact the city's 2009 budget, which currently totals $50.8 million.
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Joblessness rate lowest
Mercer County tied for the lowest unemployment rate in Ohio for October, according to figures recently released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Man indicted in separate incident for allegedly assaulting deputies
A Celina man reportedly beaten by two assailants at his home over the weekend faces two counts of assaulting police officers stemming from a separate October incident at his home.
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