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.
Longtime Daily Standard reporter Betty Lawrence retired today after almost 47 years at the newspaper.
She's witnessed a lot of changes in the business, she said. The full-time employee recalls an era when publishing the paper was a laborious job; hot lead was used to make plates for the press and air conditioning was nonexistent. [More]
ROCKFORD - As well as Hayden Abromavich pitched for Parkway on Thursday night, Ryan Mikesell was just a little bit better.
In fact, he was nearly perfect.
The St. Henry pitcher retired the first 19 batters in a row before the Panthers got a single in the seventh inning. Mikesell got the final two outs to finish with a 1-0 win in Mercer County ACME baseball action at Don Black Field in Rockford. [More]
A group displeased with Grand Lake's poor water quality has asked Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District personnel to turn over public documents about watershed farmers' nutrient-management plans and soil tests.
A new summer lunch program to fill the bellies of elementary-aged children with nutritious food is off to a good start in three villages within the Parkway Local School District, organizers said.
Work will replace failing drainage tile in 238-acre area
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members Thursday approved an agricultural drainage-tile replacement project at state Route 707 and Herman Road in Dublin Township.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday accepted a $264,778 bid from VTF Excavation of Celina to construct the second phase of a treatment train at Prairie Creek.
CELINA - Shawn Rose was the man on the mound and Justin Keeling took care of business at the plate, as the Celina ACME team put together back-to-back four-run innings en route to a 9-1 victory over Fort Recovery Thursday night at Montgomery Field.
Grand Lake had early struggles with their pitching and defensive lapses, as the team concluded its home-and-home series against Lexington with an 8-7 loss on Thursday at Henry Clay High School.
