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.
Marketer tells group imported corn becoming more prevalent
By Eric Adams
CELINA - Late plantings and dry soil have contributed to low national yield estimates of corn and soybean crops this year, according to John Leighty, a grain marketer at Trupointe Cooperative in Botkins.
The USDA-released figures factor in what he called "volatility" in the markets. [More]
COLDWATER - St. Marys' girls soccer team scored twice in the first half and used a stingy defense to defeat the Coldwater Cavaliers 2-0 on Thursday at Coldwater Village Hall Soccer Field.
St. Marys (3-2-1) put early pressure on Coldwater goalie Alanna Severt. Tarin Tischler put a shot on goal and Severt was able to make the save before the richochet went to the Roughriders' Courtney Hemlinger, who blasted a shot from the top of the 10-yard box over the crossbar. [More]
ST. MARYS - Two days after seeing a five-year winning streak in the Western Buckeye League snapped, Celina's girls tennis team has won two straight matches.
After dispatching Ottawa-Glandorf on Wednesday, the Bulldogs won all their matches in two sets while beating St. Marys 5-0 at the Memorial High School Tennis Courts on Thursday. [More]
Robert "Bob" H. Brandt, 71, Montpelier, passed away early Sept. 5, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Ind., following a brief illness. [More]
Bettina "Janie" Winters, 68, St. Marys, died at 11:05 a.m. Sept. 5, 2013, in the emergency department of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
ST. HENRY - A dozen St. Henry High School students declared their pro-life philosophy in colorful chalk for all to see Thursday in observance of National Pro-Life Chalk Day.
Attorneys for Bryant L. Rhoades, one of two men implicated in the November 2011 shooting deaths of a Fort Recovery-area father and daughter, have filed motions in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for dismissal of his 27-count indictment and death penalty specifications it carries.
CELINA - Companies based in Celina and Findlay were tapped Thursday by county officials for road projects linked to the establishment of a plumbing supply distribution center east of the city.
FORT RECOVERY - Several businesses in town will be required to install backflow prevention devices to protect Fort Recovery's water system from contamination.
Titans take early control in league championship race
OTTAWA - Whenever Celina and Ottawa-Glandorf meet on a volleyball court, Western Buckeye League championship implications are usually at the forefront.
ROSSBURG - Jeep VanWormer and former World 100 winner Shane Clanton were the first winners of the Twin 25s to start World 100 week on Thursday night at Eldora Speedway.
