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.
Ohio's harsh winter decimated the honey bee population throughout the state and may result in higher prices for some fruits and vegetables.
Preliminary observations indicate Ohio beekeepers may have lost 50 to 80 percent of their honey bees, said Reed Johnson, an entomology professor at The Ohio State University. [More]
ST. MARYS - The Celina boys tennis team started its slate of Western Buckeye League tennis matches this week in fine fashion by beating cross-lake rival St. Marys 4-1 on a windy Tuesday afternoon at Minster Bank Courts in St. Marys.
The NetDogs improve to 7-0 in league fixtures with home league matches with Van Wert on Friday and fellow league unbeaten Shawnee on Saturday. The Roughriders drop to 2-4 in the WBL. [More]
Bids sought for Celina-Coldwater recreation project
CELINA - Mercer County will save more than $10,000 by using its own staff to oversee an estimated $230,000 project to pave and enhance the Celina-Coldwater bike path later this year.
The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties is asking voters in each county to approve a new 1-mill levy that would annually collect $3.2 million.
ST. MARYS - Voters in the school district on Tuesday will decide whether to renew a levy that brings in $1.84 million annually.
The 5-year, 6.8-mill property tax levy was first passed in 2004 and expires at the end of the year. The levy helps fund day-to-day operations at the district.
MINSTER - Over the past three seasons, Minster golfer John Burke has methodically scaled his way up through the Midwest Athletic Conference golf ranks.
