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.
WAPAKONETA - The state needs to do a better job providing clear and timely information to the public about the risks of harmful algae in Grand Lake, according to a local health official.
"They need to get the information out more rapidly," Auglaize County Health Department Environmental Director Curt Anderson told board members Tuesday. [More]
COLDWATER - Robots may soon join the computers already in use in Coldwater classrooms.
Gifted coordinator Pat Naveau on Tuesday talked to Coldwater Exempted Village Board of Education members about two robotics camps students attended over the summer. [More]
Florence Evelyn McDougall, 88, a resident at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio and formerly long-time resident of Celina passed away Monday, August 10, 2015. [More]
CELINA - Park and recreation department youth program coordinator Don Vander Horst resigned on Monday over an alleged dispute with city safety service director Tom Hitchcock.
CELINA - The petition of Alexander Green, who was seeking to run for Rockford mayor in November, was thrown out Tuesday afternoon after Mercer County Board of Elections members learned Green doesn't meet the residency requirement.
CELINA - The ballot language has been approved by the Ohio Secretary of State for most issues submitted to the Mercer County Board of Elections for the November general election.
WAPAKONETA - The annual cost to insure building contents including perishable vaccines at the Auglaize County Health Department is increasing more than $3,500.
CELINA - Celina Democrat Bill Sell has resigned from the Mercer County Board of Elections to pursue a seat on the Celina City Schools Board of Education.
OHIO CITY - Paul and Kathy Germann's family members have been spending their summer vacations selling homemade root beer at county fairs for the past 77 years.
