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 - A state-funded community revitalization initiative will kick off in Mercer County with the removal of a pile of rubble on Celina property and the razing of a long vacant block building near the intersection of State Routes 127 and 219.
County commissioners awarded a $33,890 contractor to Post Excavating and Landscaping of Fort Recovery to complete the first of a series of projects bankrolled with a $500,000 Ohio Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program grant. [More]
ROCKFORD - After a tight first quarter, Parkway pulled away and never looked back.
The Panthers allowed single digits in each quarter and got 21 points from Paige Williamson as they rolled past South Adams 51-28 in the girls basketball season opener at Panther Gymnasium on Friday. [More]
CELINA - Some residents enrolled in the city's natural gas aggregation program are itching for city officials to lock-in a fixed rate for the upcoming year.
CELINA - Mercer County Health District officials in a news release Friday announced the hire of Celina resident Cassidy Freeman as the district's new emergency response coordinator.
Going back into archives of Mercer County newspapers in the 19th century, I couldn't help being appalled by the gusto with which Ohio hunters and reporters alike described the wanton destruction of game and birds.
