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 - A committee seeking to revitalize downtown St. Marys, encourage people to support their local businesses and possibly teach prospective
business owners what hurdles they should expect is forming after a Monday town hall meeting.
More than 40 people attended the open forum organized by resident John Burd and held in the basement of the St. Marys Eagles Aerie. Burd said he was tired of people just talking and wanted something to be done about the empty downtown buildings. [More]
COLDWATER - A juvenile male was arrested Sunday night after reportedly threatening two women and assaulting a police officer.
The Coldwater Police Department responded to a disturbance call at Briarwood Village at about 10:50 p.m. Sunday according to a news release. Two female employees who were entering the facility said they'd been confronted by an unknown male who had reportedly threatened to harm them. The employees were able to get to safety and notify authorities. [More]
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - Hits were beginning to fall for the St. Marys ACME team.
Then rain began to fall in Shawnee Township.
Van Wert held a 5-2 lead on St. Marys in the sixth inning on Monday in the District 5 ACME championship when a heavy rain rolled through and forced the game's postponement. The teams will resume today at 5 p.m. at Shawnee High School. [More]
Administrators, classified staff will see increases
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools board of education members on Monday night moved to increase the salaries of administrators by 2.5% and classified employees by 3%.
CELINA - School board members at Monday's meeting eliminated two classified employee positions.
Members voted to eliminate Mercer County Head Start employees Tom Muhlenkamp's and Nick Fleck's positions as two-hour bus driver and two-hour bus aide, respectively.
ROCKFORD - Police are still investigating after a vehicle used by a suspect in a high-speed chase was found abandoned in a wooded area about a mile off the road.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart reminds landowners and farmers that corn that has been planted and is encroaching in the road rights-of-way can be a very serious sight problem on narrower township and county roads.
ST. HENRY - With both teams already qualified for the State ACME Baseball Tournament, Coldwater and Minster played for the District 4 championship on Monday in St. Henry.
Fort Loramie's Mack Fortman pitched a complete-game one-hitter and the Redskins defeated Coldwater 5-0 in the Junior ACME State Championship game at Archbold on Monday night.
