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.
Body is found in vehicle registered to Shawna Ressler
By William Kincaid
GIBSON TOWNSHIP - A body found in a black Chevy Trail Blazer that crashed and overturned in a steep, wooded ditch may be that of a 33-year-old Union City woman who's been missing more than a week.
Law enforcement agencies on Wednesday afternoon shortly after 1 p.m. responded to reports of a vehicle found in a steep ditch that was covered in a woods and vegetation on the Ohio side of Stateline Road, about a quarter mile south of Fox Road southwest of Fort Recovery. [More]
CELINA - Officials will celebrate the grand opening of the highly anticipated Harley C. Jones Memorial Rotary Amphitheater with a family-friendly, rock 'n' roll spectacular featuring the music of the Eagles.
ST. MARYS - Construction crews are working on completing as much as possible of the new athletic complex before the first home football game in September.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Election officials during Wednesday's meeting certified a long list of petitions including for two write-in candidates in St. Marys for the upcoming general election.
CELINA - Mercer County Health District board members discussed how best to fill three empty administrative-level positions.
Health board members have been searching for a part-time health commissioner, full-time health department administrator and most recently an emergency response coordinator.
Violent young men are striking out. Changing financial and social situations have left them hopeless. They're missing out on the nation's prosperity. As their families break apart with despair and drug use, they're cast adrift.
Nathan Kaiser carded a two-over 38 to help Coldwater win its Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf opener with a 172-176 victory over rival St. Henry on Wednesday at the Mercer County Elks Golf Club.
ST. MARYS - The ninth annual Waynestock - Living for the Rock Christian music festival will host four national acts performing for thousands of fans at St. Marys' Skip Baughman Stadium on Saturday.
