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 - The Celina Fire Department is nearly back to full staff, save for a recent hire who still has to enter and graduate from fire academy. The staffing level is a welcome development that should provide relief to an organization that at times has struggled to meet the demands of a heavy call load. [More]
CELINA - Drought conditions are creeping into parts of Ohio, including an "abnormally dry" status in northern Mercer County, causing corn and soybeans to prematurely age, or senesce, and potentially spurring farmers to harvest their crops earlier than normal to ward off losses.
Celina hosted Kenton in a Western Buckeye League boys golf match at Celina Lynx on Wednesday, with the Wildcats picking up a 176-202 win on the front nine of the course.
The Midwest Athletic Conference begins play this week, setting up eight weeks of local teams battling each other to try and shore up and earn playoff spots.
While the Western Buckeye League opened league play last Friday, the MAC teams faced non-conference opponents who were a combined 7-3 last week and won six of those games.
