Air Quality Alert issued July 15 at 5:00PM 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
Heat Advisory issued July 15 at 1:20PM EDT until July 15 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 101. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
CELINA - A Mercer County judge wants to use new technology to ease the burden of an interpreter appointed in an ongoing murder case.
"We've got this death-penalty case … and that requires more detailed procedures not otherwise required in other criminal matters," Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham told county commissioners Greg Homan and Rick Muhlenkamp on Thursday afternoon. [More]
Military families sought to display photos of heroes
CELINA - Local veterans and active service members could soon see their names - and pictures - in the limelight as a thank-you from a local business man.
CELINA - Ag Solutions Coordinator Theresa Dirksen has spent the bulk of her time the last two-and-a-half years looking into technology aimed at removing nutrients from manure that give rise to toxic blue-green algae in Grand Lake.
CELINA - Health officials are cautioning Mercer County residents about a rise in the number of reported cases of cryptosporidiosis, a disease that can be spread in swimming pools, splash pads and water parks.
CELINA - It was the same story on a different night for the Grand Lake Mariners.
The club dropped their fifth straight game on Thursday night - this one a 9-4 loss to Irish Hills - as a lack of timely walks, defensive mistakes and a few walks again led to their downfall.
