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.
ST. MARYS - Police Chief Mark Ernst recently announced he will retire as of Sunday after 27 years with the St. Marys Police Department, serving the last 3 1/2 years as chief.
"It was really difficult," he told the newspaper about his decision. "I' [More]
ROCKFORD - Members of Shanes Masonic Lodge invite area residents to join them in celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary on Saturday.
In Senior Warden Norman Fleming's history of the foundation, he wrote that a disposition was granted to a group to meet and form a Masonic Lodge in Shanes Crossing (now Rockford) in 1866. [More]
Rhonda S. Moeller, 68, formerly of Celina, Ohio was called home by her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at the Kobacker House in Columbus, OH. [More]
CELINA - Favorable weather helped drive attendance at the 165th Mercer County Fair to possible record-breaking numbers, fair manager Cara Muhlenkamp says.
Shinn Brothers to install lanes on State Route 29 for Ferguson expansion
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday awarded a $152,700 contract to Shinn Brothers of Celina to install turn lanes on State Route 29 to help accommodate Ferguson Enterprises' proposed pipe yard operation.
ST. MARYS - The United Steel Workers union and ContiTech U.S.A. have ratified a new five-year contract that covers 1,100 employees in four ContiTech plants in the United States, including its branch in St. Marys.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday awarded a $177,389 contract to Braun Excavating of Celina to complete a tile replacement project east of Celina.
