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.
Public employee pensions paid in part by the city of Celina, Mercer County and local schools account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual expenditures, according to local officials.
"It's a significant amount of money, but we don't have a choice," Celina auditor Emily Stewart said. [More]
It's not exactly "Field of Dreams", where the phrase "If you build it, they will come" became a part of the lexicon.
But once the FieldTurf infield was placed on what became Montgomery Field in Celina's Eastview Park, the ACME Basebal Congress has come with competition. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Convicted murderer Gordon W. Diggle III was sentenced to 10 more years in prison for related charges in the beating death of a man outside a St. Marys bar last fall.
CELINA - It was another night when the offense could not come up with anything.
Lima pitchers held the Mariners to just four hits on the night as the Locos maintained their lead in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League's North Division with an 8-1 win on Wednesday at Jim Hoess Field.
The Celina Dolphins swim team got a final tune up before this weekend's Tri-County Swimming Championships with a 425-172 win over the New Bremen Barracudas last week.
