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 - Hundreds of local students walked out of classes on Wednesday morning in protest of gun violence one month after the shooting in Parkland, Florida.
At 10 a.m., protesters nationwide at schools and universities filed out of classes, leaving school for 17 minutes - one minute for each of the lives lost in the Parkland shooting. [More]
CELINA - Celina American Legion Post 210 officials can sell eight of its lots located south of the hall at 2510 State Route 703 after action by Mercer County commissioners this week.
Last month, the county zoning commission recommended rezoning the Legion's tracts 1-8 from special parks to medium-density residential. [More]
Donald Shane Andrews, 40, St. Marys, died at 11:19 p.m. March 9, 2018, in the emergency department of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County Health District board members decided not to take action against a local food retailer after the business passed inspection on March 9.
CELINA - City council members are considering legislation that would slightly increase the wages and incentives for some parks and recreation seasonal workers.
