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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Friday, May 20th, 2011
Advisory returns to Grand Lake
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - The algae has emerged and so have the warning signs along Grand Lake.
The state Thursday placed the first advisory of the season on the lake after tests earlier this week detected blue-green algae.
"We all knew it was a matter of time; we just didn't know when," said Brian Miller, manager of Grand Lake St. Marys State Park. [More]
Farmers' optimism as damp as fields
By Nancy Allen
Today's sunshine is a rare sight and its presence will do little to brighten area farmers' outlook for the growing season.
Ongoing rainy, cool weather continues to delay planting and poses a serious threat to corn and soybean crops locally and statewide. [More]
Obituaries on May 20th, 2011
Daniel Romer
Daniel C. Romer, 80, Memphis, Tenn., died April 21, 2011, at his home.
He was [More]
Kathleen Discenza
Kathleen Discenza, 63, New Bremen, died May 19, 2011, at her residence.
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Local pictures on May 20th, 2011
Subscriber stories on May 20th, 2011
Calls continue to stop using schools as polling places
Board of elections
CELINA - Calls to stop using local schools as polling locations continued this week at the Mercer County Board of Elections regular meeting.
School superintendents from St. Henry, Fort Recovery and Celina last year started asking board members to relocate polls.
Courthouse redo will cost more
WAPAKONETA - Some unexpected costs have surfaced in the courthouse renovation project.
Garmann-Miller Architects, Minster, met with Auglaize County
Hearing set on funding for projects
CELINA - Mercer County officials are seeking input on a proposal to use more than $115,000 in state funds for projects in Rockford and Liberty Township.
Council studies new source for electricity
CELINA - City council members on Monday will hear first reading of an ordinance allowing the city to purchase electricity from a natural gas-fired generation plant in Fremont.
86 seniors to graduate
Fort Recovery
FORT RECOVERY - The 86 members of the class of 2011 will graduate at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Fort Recovery High School's 123rd commencement will be held at the Fort Site Fieldhouse.
Local priest says missal changes not colossal
MINSTER - It will take some teaching, some getting used to from congregants and their priests. But one local pastor said it took 35 years to get into
MAC teams reach district finals
Division IV District Baseball at Coldwater
COLDWATER - For the first time since 2007, the Midwest Athletic Conference will have a baseball team earn the Division IV district championship.
Parkway and Minster punched their tickets to tonight's championship game after picking up semifinal wins on Thursday at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
Minster's boys have big lead after the first day
MINSTER - The Minster boys took a seemingly insurmountable lead in their portion of the Division III district track meet at Minster on Thursday. Mi
Looking back 50, 25 and 10 years ago
Last Curtain Call
When the spring sports campaign inched closer and closer to the finish line 50 years ago, the best of the best still remained on the area baseball scene in 1961, and it was the Coldwater Cavaliers making the most noise locally.
Celina's duo still alive in district tennis
The Celina doubles team of Tyler Everman and Bryan Robbins kept their seasons alive with two wins on the first day of the Division II district tennis tournament at Bowling Green State University.
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