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.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections members on Wednesday certified petitions of nonpartisan candidates, setting up a number of contested school board races for the Nov. 4 general election.
Also on the ballot, the Auglaize County Commissioners are seeking a 10-year renewal of a sales and use tax to support the county's general fund. [More]
Few citizens of Mercer County have ever been more widely known or achieved more deserved recognition, than the Hon. Thomas J. Godfrey of Celina, who died Nov. 30, 1906.
Mr. Godfrey was fortunate in having enjoyed far greater education advantage [More]
CELINA - A 48-year-old Celina man that fought back after he was bludgeoned by his girlfriend's uncle with a meat cleaver last fall was sentenced to probation in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday.
CHICKASAW - Councilors authorized the village engineer on Wednesday night to apply for a $500,000 state grant to pay a large share of a proposed major street reconstruction project.
