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 - Aiming to beat the heat at the Mercer County Fair, families stampeded to the Cooper Farms Entertainment Tent Friday afternoon to get a refreshing frozen treat and the lowdown on dairy cows.
As part of AGtivities with Ava, a program designed to make farm-to-table connections, including highlighting the role agriculture has in food, families made ice cream from scratch. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County officials are looking into securing a federal agreement that would enable the owner of a machine shop in the Franklin Industrial Park to build a hangar and taxiway on his adjacent stone lot to access the nearby runway of the Lakefield Airport.
A week after boys golf teams competed in the Celina Invitational, Celina Lynx hosted the ladies' edition of the Celina Invitational, featuring 15 teams from Northwest Ohio.
