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.
Echo Street resident asks city officials for speed bump or other remedy
By William Kincaid
Celina resident Diana Harruff says there's not a moment she doesn't worry about the safety of her grandchildren and other neighborhood kids on Echo Street.
For 15 years Harruff and her husband, Rick, have lived at 612 Echo St., which is directly adjacent to an alley that she calls a super-speedway. [More]
MINSTER - Dianne Voskuhl looks around Room 206 at Minster Elementary School, remembering a succession of second-graders in need of instruction, lap time and animal crackers.
After making sure everything is in order, she walks toward the hall and takes one more backward glance before closing the door on a career spanning 47 years. [More]
Mercer and Auglaize counties were under a tornado warning Wednesday evening for about 45 minutes beginning around 4:30 p.m. At that time the National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Mendon and moving east at 15 mph.
Mercer County unemployment rate rose just slightly from March to April while Auglaize County dropped 0.3 percent, according to data just released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
HUBER HEIGHTS - Two young pitchers dueled it out for a spot in the Division IV softball regional final as Parkway and Twin Valley South engaged in a battle of Panthers on Wednesday.
TROY - For many area athletes, this is their most nervous week of the track season. A good performance at the regionals earns them a trip to fulfill their goal of participating at the state track meet.
Celina pole vaulter Todd Hertel became the first Celina athete to qualify for next week's state meet after taking fourth place at the Division I boys regional track meet at Pickerington High School on Wednesday evening.
By the conclusion of the afternoon of the 1991 Versailles Invitational, the New Bremen Cardinals sensed their spring had the potential to be very interesting.
