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.
Local family on vacation witnesses shooting at church
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - A local couple on vacation in Utah were three pews away when a man was shot in the head during Father's Day Mass on Sunday.
Alan and Donna Jutte of Coldwater and their two teenage children were unharmed but still in shock Monday after the horrific event in the small Catholic church they randomly chose to attend. [More]
CELINA - Fort Recovery and Celina engaged in a good old-fashioned pitching and defensive duel on Monday night.
After the Indians scored to tie the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning, it wasn't until the 10th before Fort Recovery plated one last run to beat Celina 2-1 in Mercer County ACME action at Montgomery Field. [More]
Two Miami County attorneys were appointed Monday afternoon to represent Trevin Sanders Roark - one of the two Union City men indicted last week by grand jurors in connection with the November 2011 murders of Robert and Colleen Grube.
CELINA - Police continue to investigate a June 2 stabbing downtown that seriously injured an unidentified Celina man. No one has been charged or arrested.
Pitching has been key for the first nine games of the 2013 Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season for the Grand Lake Mariners, a big change from the 2012 campaign.
