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.
After several attempts, the city of Celina has been awarded a highly competitive $400,000 state grant for downtown building improvements.
Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan on Thursday said Celina is one of only six municipalities in Ohio to receive the substantial award, issued as an Ohio Department of Development Small Cities Community Development Block Grant. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery improved to 2-0 on the season, pulling away from a pesky Greenville squad in the fourth quarter en route to a 69-57 win at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Thursday.
The Green Wave drop to 1-3 on the season.
It looked early on that the Indians were going to put the game away early, jumping out to a 9-2 lead before Greenville came back to make it close for the majority of the game. [More]
Former Nelsonville resident Danny R. Gould, 71, of Hoagland, Ind., died at 6:16 a.m. Dec. 4, 2008, at Adams County Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Ind. [More]
An unspecified number of workers have been laid off from the Reynolds & Reynolds Co. factory in Celina, a representative from the Dayton headquarters said Thursday.
In the midst of ongoing, bad financial news, there were a few bright spots reported Thursday during the monthly agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina.
VERSAILLES - Coming into this season, veteran New Knoxville coach Tim Hegemier knew that he would have to rely on his two senior letterwinners, Casey Horstman and Morgan Reineke, to carry the load early in the season as the rest of the team came along.
