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 - Scores of Amphicar drivers from across the country - and a few from overseas - aim to set a Guinness World Record for having the most Amphicars in a single location at this weekend's Lake Festival.
Larry J. Rismiller, age 70 of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 6:57 P.M. at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. [More]
CELINA - Hundreds of books in Mercer County Community District Library's new Book Barn, located next to the Celina branch library are looking for homes.
Six egg-producing layer-hen facilities' operators are asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to renew their permits to operate for another five years.
COLDWATER - Mercer Health administrators announced on Wednesday they'd finalized a three-year contract with Hazelnut Coffee to run a coffee bar in Mercer County Community Hospital's West Wing expansion.
Grammy-nominated family gospel group performs Tuesday
WAPAKONETA - Fair- goers can attend a performance by multi-Dove Award-winning and Grammy-nominated gospel music group The Nelons on Tuesday night during the Auglaize County Fair.
The Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA Waves swimming team has nine swimmers competing at the YMCA Long Course National Championships at the University of Maryland, which will be held from July 30-Aug. 3.
Justin Diaz scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and Grand Lake snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 7-6 win over Lake Erie in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League baseball action at Flat Rock Field in Michigan.
ST. HENRY - After being members of the contemporary choir at St. Henry Catholic Church for a few years, some friends decided two decades ago to perform occasionally outside the church.
