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.
Officials withholding man's name until family is notified
By Ed Gebert
CELINA - The body of a crash victim and a motorcycle were discovered Tuesday along a Mercer County highway, but Celina police officials are unsure how long the man's body had lain there.
Celina Police received a call just after noon from a person who had been riding a horse next to a wheat field along state Route 29 between Staeger and Havemann roads. The caller was riding in a field owned by Linus Braun north of the highway and saw a man and a motorcycle in the field, police said. [More]
Meyer's squeeze bunt helps Coldwater beat Celina in 14 innings
By Colin Foster
CELINA - Coldwater's Sam Broering bolted for home as Celina's Seth Lonsway delivered. Preston Meyer dropped down the perfect squeeze bunt.
What had seemed like an impossible task for the Cavaliers - somehow manufacturing a run against future Ohio State Buckeye Lonsway - was finally done, and soon the game was too. [More]
Brenda Kay Schemmel, age 54, Ft. Loramie, Ohio, passed away Monday evening, June 20, 2016, at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. [More]
ROCKFORD - Village officials have decided to bid on a mobile home park for sale in town and are leaning toward proceeding with a proposed subdivision west of the village.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday approved a request by maintenance supervisor Dave Dorsten to replace the outside courthouse light fixtures with LED lighting.
ROCKFORD - Parkway countered Fort Recovery's four-run burst in the top of the third inning with a seven-run effort in the bottom of the third to rally and beat the Indians 10-6 in Mercer County ACME baseball action at Don Black Field in Rockford.
Marion Local scored four runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game at 6-6 and then plated a run in the top of the seventh to pick up a 7-6 win over St. Henry at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
