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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Friday, August 18th, 2023
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery graduate Nick Thwaits announced his retirement on Wednesday after 4 ½ seasons in the San Diego Padres minor league system.
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Obituaries on August 18th, 2023
Fred Heckathorn, age 85 of Celina, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at his residence in Celina. [More]
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Local pictures on August 18th, 2023
Subscriber stories on August 18th, 2023
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Health members this week approved enforcing a rabies vaccination order to the fullest extent of their authority after a dog bit two people, one of them a police officer.
The votes are in: Mercer County Fair was fabulous
CELINA - Another Mercer County Fair has come and gone.        Throngs of people over the past week took in the sights and sounds of national touring acts, a menagerie of animals both exotic and familiar and other exciting attractions.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County commissioners on Thursday set in motion the nearly $275,000 Dowty Ditch tile-replacement project.
The ditch is located
CELINA - A committee meeting held earlier this week to continue the review of leasing city parks was effectively scrapped as city councilors spent the allotted time in executive session.
CELINA - City councilman Mike Sovinski is leading a push to revive urban forestry and incorporate trees as part of the overall development of Celina.
Riders flip switch early in second half to overcome Trojans
ST. MARYS - For the first 40 minutes, St. Marys struggled to generate shots and maintain possession, and Botkins capitalized to take a 1-0 lead.
In the first two minutes of the second half, the Roughriders flipped the script.