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.
Happy 45th birthday to Midwest Athletic Conference football.
On September 21, 1973, four battles unfolded throughout our area as MAC football lit the flame to their inaugural campaign on the gridiron. Marion Local traveled to Ansonia, New Bremen headed over to Bradford, Coldwater hosted St. Henry and Minster went to Parkway on an evening which no one in attendance had the slightest inkling of the path which their league was about to emblaze. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County Fair Board employee Courtney Dicke learned on Tuesday that she has received a $500 scholarship from the International Association of Fairs and Expositions to attend the group's 2018 conference in San Antonio, Texas.
ST. MARYS - School district superintendent Bill Ruane on Wednesday evening told the newspaper he would release a statement today regarding a 1-hour, 12-minute executive session with board members. He refused further comment.
Celina won its first girls' tennis match of the season in a 3-2 win over Elida in Western Buckeye League play. The match was rescheduled after weather postponed the original matchup.
FORT WAYNE - About midway through Dr. Dog's headlining set on Saturday night at the third Middle Waves Music Festival, bassist-vocalist Toby Leaman took time to marvel aloud at the day's lineup, pointing out the succession of killer acts to have taken the stage before his band.
