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.
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Thursday, May 4th, 2017
Students shave her locks
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - Celina Middle School Guidance Counselor Amy Spriggs on Wednesday afternoon bravely sat alone in the center of the school gymnasium, with students and staff members looking on, as she prepared to have her head shaved.
Spriggs, after learning principal Ann Esselstein had been diagnosed with cancer last year, announced that she would allow a select number of students to do the job. [More]
Sophomore hits game-winner as St. Henry tops Parkway
By Colin Foster
ST. HENRY - Rylee Deitsch had a game-winning hit against Marion Local earlier this season.
Deitsch delivered again on Wednesday.
The St. Henry sophomore came through with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Ryan Luttmer, lifting the Redskins to a 3-2 victory over visiting Parkway on Senior Night at Wally Post Athletic Complex. [More]
Obituaries on May 4th, 2017
Brandi M. Duke, 30, Celina, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the emergency d [More]
Richard A. Middendorf age 86 of Fort Loramie, Ohio died on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at his home. [More]
Esther R. Evers-Wuebker, 91, Burkettsville, died on May 4, 2017, at The Gardens [More]
Local pictures on May 4th, 2017
Subscriber stories on May 4th, 2017
ST. MARYS - The school district's financial forecast predicts deficit spending by 2020, but district officials will wait for final state funding numbers before deciding on the district's future direction.
An official said conservation practices aimed at curbing phosphorous runoff and toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie are being demonstrated at three farms near the Kenton and Findlay areas.
Osgood Area Life Squad, business in Maria Stein, to share $65,222
A local business and a nonprofit agency will receive $65,222 in grant money from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
Manco Manufacturing of Maria Stein will receive $25,222, and Osgood Area Life Squad will receive $40,000 from the Ohio BWC's Safety Intervention Grant program.
ST. MARYS - His responsibilities may be changing at the end of this year, but Tim Lovett pledges to keep up the fight to revive Grand Lake St. Marys.
  Lovett, the Lake Improvement Association president, spoke Wednesday to the St. Marys Rotary Club at a noon meeting.
ROCKFORD - Before his team went out to bat in the bottom of the fifth inning, Parkway softball coach Mark Esselstein told his team to have some fun.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina scored three runs in the top of the first, but Shawnee quickly tied the game and then pulled away in the third inning to hand the Bulldogs a 15-5 loss in five innings in Western Buckeye League play in Shawnee Township on Wednesday.