Air Quality Alert issued July 15 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio, from 7 AM Thursday to midnight EDT Thursday night. Smoke from Canadian wildfires will adversely impact air quality. The Agency expects the Air Quality Index to be in the 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' range. For additional actions and information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's web site at epa.ohio.gov
CELINA - City council members this week moved to transfer funds to pay for legal fees related to its courtroom battle with former police chief Dave Slusser and to purchase materials for the fire department.
ST. MARYS - A recent popular event is returning to Grand Lakes this spring.
The "Get the Carp Outta Here" will return May 13-15, conducted this time by St. Marys Rotary Club and sponsored by the St. Marys Eagles and the Lake Improvement Association.
FORT RECOVERY - In place of the regular Mercer County ag breakfast meeting, organizers on Thursday will tour J&M Manufacturing in Fort Recovery, which makes grain-handling equipment.
For three-and-one-half years, Cory Luebke has been battling to overcome two elbow surgeries to show he was ready to return to Major League Baseball. [More]
Fort Recovery scored four times in the top of the 11th inning to improve to 4-1 on the baseball season with a 12-8 win over Greenville on Friday evening in Darke County.