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 - Residents in St. Marys school district will decide on a 1 percent earned-income tax levy on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
School board members at a special meeting on Monday unanimously approved seeking the earned income tax after also considering a 6.94-mill property tax.
CELINA - Donations continue to pour into the city government, including nearly $2,500 toward the future purchase of volleyball courts and equipment for the new Bryson Park District along Lake Shore Drive.
Coldwater beats deadline to comply with OEPA mandate
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday passed on final reading an ordinance needed to comply with an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency mandate.
COLDWATER - Two Mercer County men were arrested on Sunday after police said they had fled the scene of an accident that knocked a streetlight off its base and caused a vehicle to flip onto its side.
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday awarded the annual street paving project contract to Buehler Asphalt of St. Marys for their low bid of $259,146.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday authorized the Community Improvement Corp. to sell a 50-foot strip of land behind the former Kmart building on Celina Road to the building's owners.
Mercer County's unemployment rate in June jumped to 3.3 percent from 2.5 percent in May but still remains the lowest in Ohio, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
BERNE, Ind. - Swiss Days, the annual celebration of the traditions, crafts, food and music of the Swiss immigrants who settled in the area beginning in the 1850s, is set for Thursday-Saturday in Berne, Indiana.
