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 - People might see a bearded lady in town, but she's not with the circus.
Women are invited to make realistic and creative beards and compete in the Love is in the Hair beard competition on Feb. 16 at Brew Nation in downtown Celina. This event is the third annual beard competition hosted by the Mercer County Facial Hair Club. [More]
ST. MARYS - St. Marys coach Jonathan Burke would prefer Lauren Cisco not drive to the cup for a shot while leading in crunch time.
Cisco did that on Thursday, though. She made the layup. And the bucket allowed St. Marys to finish off rival Celina for a 42-35 victory at Murotech Court.
MINSTER - Dialing in from long distance, Minster connected on 10 3-pointers and rolled to a 51-34 victory over New Knoxville Thursday night at Wildcat Gymnasium.
St. Henry took the lead for good in the third quarter and held off Fort Recovery for a 38-33 victory in MAC girls basketball action at Redskin Gymnasium.
