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 - Celina Sanitary Landfill in Franklin Township will close on or around July 20, according to a letter sent to Mercer County officials.
Civil & Environmental Consultants, on behalf of the the landfill, submitted a letter to the Ohio EPA and county officials regarding final closure of the landfill at 6141 Depweg Road owned by Republic Services. The letter serves as a 30-day notice that the landfill will cease to accept solid waste on or about July 20. [More]
ST. HENRY - Two Fort Recovery errors brought home Parkway's first run in the second. The Panthers' bats broke it open from there.
Parkway got five runs in the second inning and kept going from there, winning the Mercer County ACME baseball tournament opener 8-2 at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry on Thursday. [More]
CELINA - Summer is synonymous with cookouts, fireworks and parties. As Mercer and Auglaize county residents prep for Independence Day weekend, experts offered their tips on how to stay safe while celebrating.
CELINA - Schwieterman Pharmacy's Celina location will close Saturday, owner Dale Bertke said Thursday afternoon.
The decision to close the location is a business decision, Bertke said, due in part to competition and issues with lower reimbursements from third-party payers such as Medicaid.
MINSTER - The council street committee met Thursday morning to again discuss the possible installation of sidewalks on State Route 119 on the north side of the village.
CELINA - The Harbor Freight Tools store in Celina will open at 8 a.m. on July 17, according to a company news release.
The store will be located at the site of the former Gordmans department store in the Lakewood Village Shopping Center at 1951 Havemann Road. Gordmans closed last year.
COLDWATER - An Eagles tribute band will headline a free event benefiting local fire, emergency medical service and law enforcement departments today at the Coldwater Memorial Park amphitheater.
WAPAKONETA - Officials in an Auglaize County Health Department news release Thursday reported three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since their last report on Tuesday, raising the county's cumulative case count to 3,705.
