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.
Around 200 swimmers traveled to Bryson Pool on Saturday for the annual Celina Pentathlon invitational. The event features older swimmers swimming heats of the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly followed by a 100-yard individual medley with the times of all heats combined. The lowest combined time was the winner of the pentathlon. The younger swimmers swam just the four strokes for a quadathlon. [More]
Carolyn L. Brandon, age 87 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Sunday June 26, 2016 at the Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community with her family at her side. [More]
CELINA - A pair of property owners in Jefferson Township is asking Mercer County Commissioners to vacate a public walkway reportedly no longer serving its intended purpose.
ROSSBURG - He may have his doubters, but 58-year old Jac Haudenschild proved again that he is one of the best at driving a sprint car around Eldora Speedway.
