Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 10:53AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio, until midnight EDT tonight.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will adversely impact air quality today. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency expects the Air Quality Index to be in the 'unhealthy' range.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 9:21AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio, until midnight EDT tonight.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will adversely impact air quality today. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency expects the Air Quality Index to be in the 'unhealthy' range.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 5:17AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s to lower 90s today. This will combine with a humid airmass to produce heat indicies in the 95 to 100 degree range this afternoon.
Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening.
Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 12:23AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio, through midnight EDT tonight.
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.
Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 12:16AM 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 tonight.
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.
Air Quality Alert issued July 15 at 9:35PM 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.
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Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Holiday craft teaches kids budget skills
By Erin Gardner
  NEW BREMEN - 'Twas the week before Christmas when all through the class, students were preparing for Santa, even bustling en masse. The reindeer food was made with tedious care, in hopes that fellow children would bring joy here and there.
This w [More]
By William Kincaid
COLDWATER - A distinguished doctor who served Mercer Health for 45 years, including a nearly seven-year stint as the health care system's vice president of medical affairs, will retire at the end of the month, capping what Mercer Health CEO Jon Dingledine called "a remarkable career."
Dr. Thangaraj Amaran received a standing ovation at the hospital board of governors regular meeting on Wednesday night. [More]
By Abigail Miller
ST. MARYS - St. Marys school officials bid farewell to two longtime school board members at their last regular meeting of the year on Wednesday.
School board member Chris Falk, elected in 2017, did not run for reelection in November. School board member Rhonda Shelby, elected in 2011, resigned mid-term at the board's November meeting. Shelby's resignation is effective today. [More]
Obituaries on December 18th, 2025
Beloved mother, wife and friend, Nancy Jayne Ritz, 85, of Rockford, Ohio beheld [More]
Barbara L. Bergman, age 70, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. [More]
Norman E. "Norm" VanTilburg, 85, of Rockford, Ohio died peacefully December 15, 2025, surrounded by family, at Van Wert Manor in Van Wert, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on December 18th, 2025
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen school board members approved a resolution Wednesday to ratify an agreement with a vendor for the first phase of the track project.
CELINA - The Mercer County Fairgrounds will host the Annual Airstream Rally in June 2028, a weeklong "monumental" event expected to draw 2,500 people to the county, fair officials announced Wednesday.
CELINA - A 26-year-old Celina man was sentenced to house arrest and probation for child sex crimes on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Horse & Buggy Tales
Another Yuletide season is at hand, for the advent of which, we began making preparation weeks ago. Unfortunately, our long-term plans and motives le
The Hoops
The boys basketball edition of the Battle of Grand Lake pits the two rivals that are looking for a break in the second week of Western Buckeye League play.
Alumni Notes
Tate Hisey has made the transition to collegiate wrestling.
The two-time state champion from St. Marys went 3-2 for NCAA Division I George Mason University at the A Better Way Athletics Open, hosted by the Patriots in Fairfax, Virginia, on Dec. 7.