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.
Move will cost county $265,000 more a year in health care costs
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday chose to pay higher employee health care costs in 2016 instead of facing Obamacare terms and/or compromising Christian values.
Commissioners unanimously voted to stay with the county's current healt [More]
Johnnie Watkins, age 67 of Celina, OH (formerly of Beattyville, KY) passed away on Nov. 4, 2015 at Van Wert Hospice Center surround by his loved ones. [More]
Joan Schmiesing age 81 of New Bremen, Ohio, died on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 4:00 AM at the Mercer County Community Hospital, of Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
ST. MARYS - After two unsuccessful applications, city officials have received funding from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to help pay for a $319,602 project on the Miami-Erie Canal Towpath.
COLDWATER - Sometimes the simplest gift is the most heartfelt.
"I'm pretty much about simple," Jan Broering of Coldwater recently told a packed house at the Coldwater Public Library where she presented ideas on assembling homemade gifts.
ONTARIO - After two sets of back-and-forth action, everything that could go wrong for St. Marys in the third set did, and everything that could go right for Ottawa-Glandorf did as well.
New Knoxville finished its season in volleyball with a three-set loss to Jackson Center in the Division IV regional semifinals Thursday night at Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City.
