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.
The Daily Standard staff took a look back at 2017 and picked the following top 10 stories of the year.
1. Eight hurt after tornadoes touch down in Mercer County
Two tornadoes touched down in Mercer County on Nov. 5, wreaking havoc on businesses and residences in eastern Celina and homes and agricultural buildings in Washington Township, causing eight non-life-threatening injuries. [More]
CELINA - After a nail-biter of a consolation game, the championship game of the 32nd OVISCO Classic proved to be a one-sided contest.
Coldwater jumped out to a 25-9 first quarter lead and never looked back in winning the championship for a third straight season in a 73-47 win over St. Henry on Thursday night at the Fieldhouse. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday pledged to contribute $22,500 over the next three years to help pay for a lake manager to oversee efforts to improve and enhance Grand Lake's water quality.
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Thursday awarded over $400,000 in contracts for the installation of a water transmission line as part of a new water well field.
GRAND LAKE - Dredge teams pulled a record 455,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Grand Lake this year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Thursday gave first reading of an ordinance setting the city's 2018 appropriations for all accounts at $42.7 million, the lowest amount in four years.
CELINA - A 29-year-old Fort Wayne, Indiana, man who allegedly led officers on a high speed chase from Rockford to Decatur, Indiana, on Nov. 30, made his initial court appearance on Thursday afternoon in Mercer County Common Please Court.
New Bremen played solid defense in holding Jackson Center to under 20 points in picking up a 28-19 victory in girls' non-conference basketball at Cardinal Gymnasium on Thursday..
