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 - The generosity of Christmas was on full display Sunday afternoon at the Mercer County Fairgrounds as a group of local families distributed several items to people in need.
Toys, clothes, hygiene products and enough food to make a holiday meal were provided to 43 families and 110 children. Santa Claus also appeared. [More]
ST. HENRY - After a sluggish start to Saturday's game, St. Henry's girls basketball team did nearly everything they needed to do to rally and beat Lima Central Catholic.
However, LCC's Stacia Allen canned a pair of free throws with 16.8 seconds left in the game to put the visitors on top 51-50 and teammate Ty Taylor's free throws with three seconds on the clock helped the T-Birds escape Redskin Gymnasium with a 53-50 win. [More]
Ryan Dean Berg, 7-month-old son of Jamie Berg and Stephanie Gillingham, New Bremen, died at 3:32 p.m. Dec. 9, 2011, at Children's Hospital, Cincinnati. [More]
County commissioners for the third straight year are requesting wage freezes for county workers, even though previous pleas were ignored by several agencies - including themselves.
COLDWATER - Coldwater Police are investigating a second burglary in less than a week - this one involving a residence.
The owners of a home in the 1000 block of Terrace Avenue arrived home shortly after 7:30 p.m. to discover someone had broken a back door and entered the premises.
VAN WERT - The Coldwater boys basketball team had a seven-point lead in the third quarter during Saturday's season opener, but Van Wert's extra weeks of conditioning and two-game experience helped the Cougars rally for a 59-43 victory over the Cavaliers.
Fort Recovery's 16-2 advantage in the third quarter put the game out of reach as the Indians improve to 4-0 on the season after a 65-42 blowout victory over Ansonia on Saturday night in Darke County.
