Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 3:18PM 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.

Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 2:18PM 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 10:53AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 9:21AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

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.

Friday, June 12th, 2020

Naumann wins again

By Gary R. Rasberry

Photo by Dan Melograna/The Daily Standard

Ellen Naumann of St Henry tees off on the second hole Thursday at the Celina Lynx Golf Club in Celina.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Beautiful weather made for good golfing as the Lima Junior Golf Association made its summer tour stop at Celina Lynx Golf Club on Thursday.

The course was perfect for Ellen Naumann as the St. Henry grad and 2019 tour Girls Golfer of the Year won her second straight tournament in the girls' 16-18 division.

Naumann shot a 3-over 75 to pick up the victory. Fort Recovery's Jalyn Bruns was close behind in second with an 80. LCC standout Bridget Mulcahy tied for third with Shawnee's Madilyn Paphanchith.

Minster's Layne Voisard finished ninth with a 99. Fort Recovery's Shelby Stammen shot a 102 to round out the top 10. Coldwater's Laney Finke was 11th with a 103 while St. Henry's Courtney Clune was 15th with a 114.

In the boys' 16-18 division, Fort Loramie's Adam Ballas, the reigning Shelby County Golfer of the Year, edged out LCC's Mary Kelly Mulcahy to win with a 77. Mulcahy won a five-player playoff to take second after she, her twin sister Erin Mucahy, Minster's Jospeh Magoto, Ottawa-Glandorf's Carter Schimmoeller and Elida's Carson Harmon each shot a 79.

St. Marys' Cole Koenig finished tied for fifth with an 81. Fellow Roughrider Reese Sweigart finished tied for 11th with an 87. Teammate Brett Speckman tied for 15th with a 95. Parkway's Kaden Boroff was 24th with a 122. Coldwater's Hayden Beougher took 25th with a 136.

In the boys' 14-15 group, Minster's Louis Magoto was sixth with an 89. Fort Recovery's Isaac LeFevre was 10th with a 103.

Springbrook Golf Club in Lima hosts the next stop of the tour on Tuesday with Hickory Sticks in Van Wert hosting next Thursday.

Photo by Dan Melograna/The Daily Standard

Kaden Boroff of Parkway hits his second shot on the 10th hole Thursday at the Celina Lynx Golf Club in Celina.

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Wooden Shoe redo

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CELINA - Mercer County officials will apply for $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to pay for drainage infrastructure work in Montezuma.

Chickasaw water bills to rise $10 a month

CHICKASAW - Village residents will soon see a $10 monthly increase in their water bills.

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Amazing Athletes

'Champion'

Stacey (Clausing) Wiseman saved her best for last.

In the final race of her high school career, Wiseman got the individual title she had always longed for by winning the 400-meter race at the Division II state track and field championships in Dayton.

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'Dynamic duo'

They were the blue and gold Batman and Robin.

Tim Fortney and Floyd Keith didn't fight crime; they fought for yards and scored touchdowns.

"Those two were one of St. Marys's first dynamic duos that we had in the backfield," said longtime assistant Denny Vossler, who grew up watching them play.