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.
NEW BREMEN - Plans are proceeding to construct a new kindergarten-eighth-grade building.
School district treasurer Jill Ahlers detailed a resolution to school board members on Monday evening to issue $14.4 million in bonds to pay for the new building. The bonds would be dated approximately June 1 and bear an estimated 5.1 percent rate to be paid over 30 years. Board members want to place the proposed 7.46-mill construction levy and 1-mill permanent improvement levy on the May 2 ballot. [More]
CELINA - Local farmers are seeing a "concerning increase" in waterhemp in area soybean fields, Ohio State Extension Educator Jeff Stachler said during a weed-management presentation Wednesday afternoon at Wright State University-Lake Campus.
Sightings of pigweed varieties, including waterhemp, have increased in soybean fields across the state, he said. [More]
CELINA - Area school officials and first responders are working to get on the same page to handle emergency situations.
Mercer County school officials and representatives from the sheriff's office met on Wednesday at the Mercer County Courthouse in Celina to discuss more efficient collaboration.
Local farmers can apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture funds from two programs aimed at reducing nutrient runoff that contributes to toxic algal blooms in the Western Lake Erie Basin.
COLDWATER - School board members Wednesday night elected a new president.
With the passing of the baton, outgoing board president Mike Hoying handed over control to Gary Hoying. The board then unanimously elected Dan Rose as vice president.
CHICKASAW - Village Council members are still looking for a person or two to handle supervisory duties at the water and/or wastewater treatment facilities.
