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.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery councilors learned this week that a plan to overhaul the village's wastewater treatment system has been put on hold pending further testing.
Instead, village administrator Aaron Rengers said Monday he thinks the next best step would be to conduct a flow study of the village lagoons. [More]
Joanne L. Eversman, 92, of 09516 County Road 66A, New Bremen, Ohio 45869, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, May 29th, 2026. [More]
Martha Kay Horton, 79, of Saint Marys, Ohio, died suddenly at 9:36 A.M. Friday, June 12, 2026, at the Grand Lake Health System Family Practice in Maria Stein. [More]
CELINA - Looking to keep a good thing going, Mercer County Commissioners once again gave their blessing to an annual program that furnishes children from families in need with new shoes and clothing for the new school year.
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suicide attempt by an unidentified male inmate in the adult detention center on Monday afternoon.
The staff of The Daily Standard was awarded second place for Best Deadline Reporting for their team coverage in 2025 of the bird flu epidemic, the fire at St. John the Baptist church and the collapse of a building in St. Marys.
Steinke tosses shutout as Minster beats Fort Recovery
MINSTER - Winning baseball starts with pitching, and that point was emphatically made Monday night in Minster's ACME game against Fort Recovery. Gavin Steinke threw a complete game three-hitter and helped the Wildcats beat the Indians 5-0 to open the week with a win.
The Grand Lake Mariners swept the opening weekly awards from the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League after going 5-1 to raise their record to 8-1 on the summer.
