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.
CELINA - Is it fair that some Celina residents who work outside of the corporation limits pay income taxes to two municipalities?
That's the case for some after the city income tax jumped from 1 to 1.5 percent, while the tax credit extended to people who live in Celina but work elsewhere stayed at 1 percent. [More]
Donald J. Dick, 76, Decatur, Ind., died at 6:50 p.m. Oct. 7, 2011, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford, where he had resided for two-and-a-half years. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Wabash River Conservancy District board members meeting Saturday discussed results of a Sept. 29 inspection of the three dams the conservancy maintains.
CELINA - Some residents in East Jefferson Township went without water for several hours early this morning due to a water main break, Celina Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Mike Sudman said.
CELINA - With three minutes to play in the first half, things were looking good for Celina as the Bulldogs were up 2-1 on Western Buckeye League leader Shawnee.
ROSSBURG - Jeep VanWormer has been racing at Eldora Speedway for most of the last decade while second generation driver Frank Heckenast, Jr. has only been running around the high-banked, one half-mile oval for just the past couple of seasons.
Celina's Audra and Samantha Manci captured the Division II girls' tennis sectional doubles' championship and the sectional's top seed to the district tournament after action was completed on Saturday at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
