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.
William H. D'Addurno, 61, St. Marys, died at 9:06 a.m. Jan. 20, 2012, in the emergency department at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Most kids know they should eat fruits and vegetables. But will adding more selections during school lunch time lead to healthier students or wasted food?
That's what one school food director in Mercer County is wondering as new federal guidelines for school lunches were released Wednesday.
CELINA - The vice president and trust officer of First Financial Bank of Celina is one of nine candidates being interviewed by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for an open commissioner seat.
As thousands of grief-stricken friends, family, former players and college students congregated at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center in State College, [More]
When Tod Scarpella hopped into the driver's seat of the St. Marys girls' basketball program in the winter of 1988, the Roughriders were licking their wounds from 184 losses in only 12 years.
The last time that Celina's boys' basketball team faced Van Wert on the hardwood, Cougars' players were celebrating a district championship over the Bulldogs at Ohio Northern University.
Celina's tennis coach Jan Morrison will be the lone 2012 inductee into the Celina Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday night between the JV and varsity contests against Coldwater at the Fieldhouse.
