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.
Isolation tough on people struggling with mental issues
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Social distancing is expected to slow the spread of the coronavirus and in turn save countless lives.
Yet for those battling mental illness and substance abuse, that isolation is a bitter pill to swallow as it runs counter to their efforts to build and tap into a support network in times of weakness, self-doubt and temptation. [More]
CELINA - A Geneva, Indiana, man on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to 13 charges stemming from the theft of three horses, a horse trailer and tack from the Mercer County Fairgrounds.
CELINA - A Celina man on Wednesday pleaded guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to a fourth-degree felony charge of trespassing in a habitation in exchange for the dismissal of three misdemeanor charges.
