Extreme Heat Warning issued June 30 at 12:15PM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 107. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
Closed doctors' offices, fear of coronavirus blamed
WAPAKONETA - Fewer childhood immunizations have been administered during the COVID-19 pandemic, putting U.S. children at an increased risk for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, a local health official said.
No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer or Auglaize County on Tuesday.
The Mercer County Health District in a news release reported 235 confirmed cases, 178 people who have recovered, 42 pending tests, 821 negative test results, seven hospitalizations and eight deaths from COVID-19.
CELINA - The Mercer County Republican Party is a co-signer of a letter criticizing Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's administration's public health orders that signatories believe hurt the state's economy.
ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools will see a roughly $200,000 cut in state funding for the remainder of the fiscal year and officials expect see a more than $600,000 cut each year in fiscal years 2021-2024.
St. Henry's Ellen Naumann won her age division match via tiebreaker as the Lima Junior Golf Association summer tour played at The Oaks in Lima on Tuesday. [More]
