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.
Shelter house being constructed near new splash pad at Grand Lake
CELINA - As the chilly autumn weather sets in, activities are starting to wind down on Grand Lake.
Milt Miller, director of the Lake Restoration Commission, on Saturday told Lake Improvement Association members the Prairie Creek treatment train's pumps would soon stop for the year.
CELINA - A citywide electrical outage occurred early Sunday morning after a buzzard struck a 69 kilovolt power line on the north side of town in the Meadowview Subdivision, popping open a relay switch, mayor Jeff Hazel said this morning.
The Celina doubles team of Maddy Cline and Nicole Elston will be a fourth seed at this week's Division I girls tennis district at Bowling Green after finishing fourth in the sectional tournament held Saturday at the Findlay YMCA.
Jacob Hawkins bumped Kyle Stickler and went into the lead with 11 laps remaining to win the Modifieds main event race as the DIRTcar Fall Nationals concluded on Sunday at Eldora. Rain on Saturday prompted the move to Sunday afternoon for racing.
