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.
ST. MARYS - Patience has produced some excellent play of late from the St. Henry Redskins.
The Redskins opened Division III boys basketball sectional play with a dominating 50-32 win over Delphos Jefferson on Wednesday night at Murotech Court in St. Marys. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Problems with sewer pipes at the Auglaize County jail could cost more than $70,000 to repair.
The ongoing sewer line replacement project at the 16-year-old law enforcement center was discussed Wednesday by county commissioner Doug Spencer at a St. Marys Rotary Club meeting.
NEW BREMEN - Law enforcement personnel are searching for a suspect who held two men at gunpoint and stole a pickup truck at a rural home west of the village Wednesday afternoon.
Mercer Health increasing patient diagnosis codes from 10,000 to 66,000
COLDWATER - A recent audit found the government overpaid Mercer County Community Hospital $29,000 in Medicare and Medicaid claims over a three-year period.
Elections officials in Mercer and Auglaize counties believe voters will have ample time to cast ballots in the November general election under statewide hours set this week by Secretary of State Jon Husted.
In the eyes of Orson Welles, Spencer Tracy was a hateful, bitchy Irishman, Humphrey Bogart, a second-rate actor and Charlie Chaplin, an insecure comedian who relied on gagmen to write his jokes and paled in comparison to Buster Keaton.
In bowling, three strikes in a row is known as a turkey.
The Coldwater girls bowling team will try for another kind of turkey as they look to capture a third straight state championship this weekend at the Division II state tournament in Columbus.
