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.
COLDWATER - As the old theory goes, most creative types are thought to be right-brained while those proficient in math and science, left-brained.
Coldwater's Jennifer Glance, though, blows that binary notion out of the water. A doctor by day with Mercer Health's OB/GYN team and a painter on the side, Glance puts to use both hemispheres of her cerebrum to provide health care for women and to express her worldview. [More]
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, during a news teleconference on Wednesday, encouraged fellow Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota to resign after several accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior.
CELINA - Shareholders have approved a merger between First Financial Bancorp and MainSource Financial Group, an agreement that will form a new community bank serving Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Two Auglaize County Sheriff's deputies on Sunday responded to a call reporting loose animals that turned out to be water buffalo on a roadway.
Fort's Wendel, Marion Local's Evers sign with national JUCO volleyball powerhouse
MERCER COUNTY - Owens Community College volleyball head coach Sonny Lewis and assistant Denny Caldwell stood in the Fort Recovery High School Gymnasium and talked with Kiah Wendel, who had just signed her letter of intent to play for the Junior College powerhouse.
In nearly a century of boys' high school basketball in Mercer County, countless extraordinary point guards have guided their teams on the local courts.
