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.
A Celina couple and the state disagree on how to calculate how much the state owes them for their flood-damaged land.
Wayne and Janet Doner are among 86 landowners who won a 2011 case in the Ohio Supreme Court that blamed Grand Lake's West Bank spillway, opened in 1997, for causing increased flooding on their farmland. The court's ruling cleared the way for 52 jury trials to determine compensation for landowners. [More]
COLDWATER - The first few minutes of the second half provided Coldwater's girls basketball team some momentum and the Cavaliers knocked off New Bremen 41-34 on Thursday night at The Palace.
Coldwater was leading 17-14 at halftime, but the Cavaliers then went on a 5-0 run to start the second half as the Cardinals, who shot just 30 percent on the night, went scoreless for the first 4:20 of the third quarter. [More]
CELINA - The county's general fund budget this year is $9.6 million - 6.8 percent more than in 2012 but 5.3 percent less than in 2008, the start of America's recession.
ST. MARYS - School and city officials are addressing travel safety in an effort to encourage a more healthy lifestyle by walking and bicycling to school.
After receiving some information about curious looking radishes growing in a Mercer County farm field last month, I made a point to check out these strange plants.
CELINA - The Celina girls basketball team has shown an ability to beat their opponents in a number of different ways during their recent run of dominance.
Fort Recovery's girls basketball team pulled away from Parkway during the second half to stay unbeaten in Midwest Athletic Conference play after a 56-35 triumph over the Panthers on Thursday.
MINSTER - Powered by a suffocating defense, Minster's girls basketball team rolled to a 31-20 win over Delphos St. John's on Thursday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action.
