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.
The 3,433 white wooden crosses that fill the grassy lawn beside the Celina Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) facility stand quietly at attention but the message each evokes speaks volumes. [More]
Celina city officials are extremely satisfied with the curbside garbage collection service and plan to extend the current contract with only a nominal increase in costs.
Mercer County Board of Elections members are holding off on a plan to move some polling sites to give local officials time to make their voting places compliant.
Mercer County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) officials plan to offer some extra financial help to elderly parents still caring for disabled sons or daughters.
The Celina girls track team will have a solid contingent competing at the Division I state track and field meet next week in Columbus after finishing fourth in the regional meet on Friday at Amherst Steele High School.
