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.
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2022
Thrills & Chills
Snowmobile races return to lake
By Sandy Rose Schwieterman
CELINA - What was an impromptu idea just five days earlier turned into a thrilling snowmobile race with 150 participants Sunday on Grand Lake.
The event called Ice Drags also came with starting lights, a drag strip and free chili, according to manager of Bayview Sun and Snow Marina and organizer Will Goodwin. The race was held next to the marina. [More]
Clutch performance
Celina holds on for WBL win over Defiance
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - The weather may be too cold for trips to the amusement parks, but the Celina girls basketball team had a roller-coaster of a game on Monday night.
Celina led 26-13 at one point in the third quarter, only to have Defiance tie the game on [More]
Obituaries on February 8th, 2022
David Keifer
David Charles Keifer, age 67 Celina, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Divine Nursing Home in Rockford. [More]
Jeanette Borges
Jeanette G. Borges age 91 of Minster, Ohio died at 9:24 AM on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Otterbein St. Marys. [More]
Ethel Briggs
Ethel Marie Briggs, age 83, passed away February 6, 2022, at 9:20 am, at the Briarwood Village Nursing Home. [More]
Julie Morton
Julie A. Morton, 74, Fort Recovery, died Feb. 6, 2022, at the Gardens of Celina [More]
Jean Shape
Jean AnnaLee (Bollenbacher) Shape, age 92 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at the Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
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Celina council hammers out DORA details
CELINA - City council members on Monday night filled in final details of a state application for a designated outdoor refreshment area in Celina.
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School board OKs tax abatement
St. Henry to add STEM teacher
ST. HENRY - School board members meeting Monday approved a 10-year, 100% tax abatement for CKRNB Holdings, which has completed a 39,000-square-foot addition to its building at the industrial park.
4 COVID deaths in Auglaize County
WAPAKONETA - Four new deaths and 82 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Auglaize County since Thursday, according to a county health department news release on Monday
The new figures raise the county's cumulative death toll to 103 and cumulative number of cases to 7,292.
Fort Recovery village to apply for trails grants
FORT RECOVERY - Village officials are hoping to be approved for new state department of transportation grant which would cover 90% of a roughly $200,000 trail project.
Wildcats survive Indians' comeback
FORT RECOVERY - What looked like an easy win for Minster early on turned into a dogfight late.
Fort Recovery pulled ahead in the first minute of th
Area Roundup
Rangers clinch share of MAC title
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Knoxville clinched at least a share of the program's fourth Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball title with a 51-17 win over St. Henry in a rescheduled game from last Thursday's snow-out on Monday at Redskin Gymnasium.
Flyers' Buschur to play football at Findlay
Marion Local defensive lineman Robby Buschur signed a letter of intent to play football at the University of Findlay.
Buschur, who missed six games this year with an injuries, was an integral part of a defense that powered the Flyers to a 16-0 season and a state title.
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