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.
CELINA - County health officials are pleading with Mercer County residents to protect themselves and those around them from the spread of COVID-19, as 30 new cases caused the county's total to skyrocket to 408.
Health officials in a news release on Thursday reported the 30 new cases, which is the largest daily number reported since the pandemic began. [More]
MENDON - Lifelong Rockford resident Don Hayes has pined for a national plowing competition to come to Mercer County for years and years. On July 31-Aug. 2, Hayes will finally get his wish.
Plowing matches have been a part of the American farm scen [More]
COLDWATER - School district officials plan to host the first day of classes on Aug. 26, with onsite learning, superintendent Jason Wood told board members on Thursday night.
CELINA - School board members will seek renewal of an operating levy on the Nov. 3 general ballot rather than take a second attempt at a building project levy that was narrowly defeated in the primary election.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County commissioners have launched ReSTART Auglaize County - a new $100,000 grant program to help small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association recently unveiled sport-specific return to play guidelines to member schools' superintendents, principals and athletic administrators.
Tyler Dehan singled home Isaac Wendel in the top of the seventh to give St. Henry a 4-3 win over Marion Local in Thursday night summer baseball action at the Airport in Maria Stein.
