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.
NOBLE TOWNSHIP- Following a lengthy public hearing, township trustees on Thursday unanimously voted to reject a controversial application to rezone 142 acres of farmland to industrial to allow for a new stone quarry.
CELINA - Several area employers have come to rely on Tri Star to meet their workforce needs.
About 50 Tri Star graduates on Thursday afternoon signed "commitment" letters with local companies in the same ballyhooed manner in which student-athletes pledge themselves to a college. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday awarded a $1.54 million contract to Hohenbrink Excavating LLC of Findlay to reconstruct Franklin Street in Rockford.
As the 2024 Midwest Athletic Conference track and field meet unfolds this week, the event also gets to blow out 50 candles as it celebrates its birthday.
