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.
CELINA - Paul Meeds was a 24-year-old young man, working on the family farm in Versailles, when World War II took him across the globe to the heart of deadly battle in the South Pacific.
Now 98, Meeds, the oldest of six siblings born to Elva and M [More]
CELINA - Officials on Tuesday verbally agreed to lease a tract of county-owned land west of the city where a home for men recovering from substance abuse is planned.
The proposed second Mercer County House of Hope would be built between the sheriff's office and Foundations Behavioral Health Services along state Route 29 - about a half mile from the first home of its kind for women on Mud Pike. [More]
WAPAKONETA - A proposal to increase county employees' copayment costs by 5 percent to subsidize a 12 percent hike in insurance premiums was tabled Tuesday by the health board.
COLDWATER - Surrounded by dozens of model fighter planes and vintage military magazines, area historian Ralph Schwieterman honored America's veterans with a recent World War II presentation at the Coldwater Public Library.
