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.
NEW BREMEN - Tyler Trejo has four wishes - to own a train, to spend every day building models with his dad in a hobby room, to be a normal kid and to live forever.
The 9-year-old, who has a life-threatening genetic disorder, was granted his first two wishes Thursday afternoon from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northwest Ohio. [More]
ST. MARYS - The process began at Roughrider Field 18 years ago.
Though the renovations are still on-going at the home of the St. Marys soccer teams, the facility has slowly but surely turned into what Dave Ring and community members envisioned. [More]
Mercer County volunteer fire departments plan to apply jointly for a new grant to pay thousands of dollars in user fees for the Multi-Agency Radio Communications System, according to Celina Fire Chief Doug Wolters.
Twenty-four Catholic farm families in the St. Marys and Sidney deaneries were recently honored for continuously farming the same land for 100 years or more.
