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.
Demos at farmer's markets and bike racks discussed
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - Downtown merchants and farmers' market vendors are working to bring new events to the area this summer.
The Celina Farmers' Market returns Saturday to its spot along Main Street outside the Mercer County courthouse, and in response to public feedback gathered last September, the steering committee is making changes. [More]
CELINA - After each team scored twice in the first inning, the baseball battle between Celina and St. Marys proved to be a defensive struggle.
Austin Wilker's fourth-inning single scored Clay Quellhorst for the go-ahead run and Braeden Dunlap and Henry Spencer quieted the Bulldog bats in the Roughriders' 3-2 win in WBL play at Montgomery Field. [More]
Patsy Bowersock-Maher, 71, of St. Marys, OH left us Friday April 5, 2018 with her family by her side at Joint Twp. District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday agreed to proceed with placing a 2.8-mill renewal levy on the November general election ballot to improve its chances of passage and save money.
MINSTER - Several residents voiced concerns at Tuesday's council meeting about Dannon's request to increase its wastewater discharge to the town's treatment facility from 880,000 gallons per day to 1.1 million gallons per day.
Crews are tentatively scheduled to begin herbicidal spray application in various open drainage ditches in Mercer County, according to county engineer Jim Wiechart.
CELINA - Craft beer fans will have another local brewery to explore starting this weekend with the grand opening of Lake Rat Brewing in downtown Celina.
