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.
WAPAKONETA - A wind and solar energy company is looking at the Wapakoneta area to establish a wind farm.
Dan Schumann of Mainstream Renewable Power met with Auglaize County Commissioners on Thursday. Also at the meeting were 12 members of Auglaize Neighbors United, a local group against wind farms. No one from the group spoke. [More]
The uneven stack of manila envelopes and folders I dissected was overflowing with an array of faded photographs and newspaper clippings along with several vintage-style game programs which represented decades of local basketball treasures that fade with each passing year. [More]
The processing of local mail will be shifted to Columbus as the U.S. Postal Service moves forward with plans to close the Toledo processing center to cut costs.
CELINA - A Celina business and three Celina residents received awards during the annual Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce banquet Thursday at Romer's at Westlake.
WAPAKONETA - A special prosecutor objects to dismissing charages or suppressing evidence in a pending sexual assault case against former Shelby County Sheriff Dean Kimpel.
Celina will be represented in the finals of the Division II state swimming championships after preliminary events were held on Thursday at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.
