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.
CELINA - The Christmas card from 1992 featuring Garfield the cat was a little tattered, showing its age, as Steve Harris recently presented it to his mother-in-law, Barbara Vorhees.
What started as a friendly gesture 25 years ago has blossomed into a longstanding tradition, creating a strong bond between the two. Harris had been dating Vorhees' daughter, Jill, for a year when Vorhees first chose Garfield to express her Christmas wishes to Harris. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local's Tyler Prenger rained down a three-pointer as time expired in the first half.
Then the Flyers poured it on St. Henry in the second half.
The Flyers outscored the Redskins 23-9 in the third quarter en route to a 77-40 rout that probably nobody expected to witness on Friday at the Hangar. [More]
CELINA - City officials are still tallying out-of-pocket costs incurred in the aftermath of a tornado that barreled through town on Nov. 5, but mayor Jeff Hazel projects figures to easily surpass $400,000.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday signed off on a $1.598 million computer software package - including annual maintenance for 10 years - to replace outdated operating systems at the county jail.
