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.
Attorney says the state is taking too long to compensate them for their flooded land
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - A group of 87 landowners downstream from Grand Lake on Thursday filed a motion in the Ohio Supreme Court to hold the state in contempt for failing to compensate them for their flooded land in a timely manner.
The court ruled in December that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources was required to compensate the landowners for their land being flooded by the larger West Bank spillway that opened in 1997. The spillway releases water from Grand Lake into Beaver Creek. [More]
Grain farmers should skip storage and cash in on historically high corn and soybeans prices, a local grain marketing consultant said.
John Leighty, who works for Trupointe Cooperative in Botkins, told farmers at the Mercer County agriculture breakfast meeting Thursday that in a short crop year like this year, prices peak either before or during harvest and decline after. [More]
ST. MARYS - Despite a solid defensive effort by Coldwater, St. Marys scored a trio of goals before Mother Nature ended the game prematurely with the Roughriders earning a 3-0 victory over the Cavaliers.
The match was halted with 21:37 left in the second half when lightning was spotted in the area. After nearly 30 minutes of waiting and with lightning still detected, the game was called official. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County will receive nearly 24 percent less in state funds next year.
The cut follows a nearly 30 percent slashing of local government funds this year, as part of Ohio Gov. John Kasich's 2011 plan to balance the state budget.
Authorities continue to investigate the discovery of drugs with a street value of $10,000 at the home of a 30-year-old Celina man on probation through Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
WAPAKONETA - Pyrotechnic equipment used on-stage by rock bands KISS and Mötley Crüe was strewn across Interstate 75 on Wednesday morning after a semitrailer overturned at 8:20 a.m. between Wapakoneta and Cridersville.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavaliers used a big comeback in the fifth game of their match on Thursday night to post a 25-18, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13 Midwest Athletic Conference win over the Versailles Tigers at The Palace.
