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.
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
From staff reports
A female pedestrian died Sunday night on a roadway south of Yorkshire, after she was reportedly hit by a pickup truck that then fled the scene, a news release from the Darke County Sheriff's Office states.
Darke County Deputies responded at around 9 p.m. Sunday to the 13700 block of Yorkshire Osgood Road on a report of a subject lying in the roadway, per the release. [More]
By Joe Schatz
NEW BREMEN - It took a lot of hard work, dedication and help for New Bremen's Jaylen Powell to get to this point, and the senior Cardinal hopes to take that into his next step as a member of the Mount St. Joseph football team in Cincinnati.
"(I want to thank) all my coaches, from the second grade all the way up. My dad got me into (football), my mom and stepmom, all of them supported me all the way through," Powell said at his signing day. [More]
Obituaries on February 17th, 2026
Terry A. Kunkler, age 68, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026, at his home. [More]
Alexander Berron Grunden, 52, of St Marys, OH died 9:24 a.m. Friday, February 13, 2026 at JTDM Hospital in St. Marys, OH. [More]
Sandy Green 71 of Clarks Hill South Carolina (formerly of Celina) died January [More]
Urban F. Arling, 95, North Star, died Feb. 16, 2026, at Briarwood Village, Cold [More]
Debra Goldman, age 65, of Celina, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at her residence. [More]
Carl Joseph Kill, age 89 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Sunday, February 15, 20 [More]
Sandy (Mears) Armour, age 75, of Montezuma, died Friday, February 13, 2026, at her residence in Montezuma. [More]
Adam Lloyd Weiler, 46, St. Marys, died at 10:31 a.m. Feb. 13, 2026, at Kindred Hospital, Lima. [More]
James "Jim" E. Boyd, age 87, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at his home. [More]
Mary Catherine "MC" (Eyink) Wolters, 93, of Gilbert, AZ, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 11, 2026, at the Azalea Assisted Living in Gilbert, AZ. [More]
Local pictures on February 17th, 2026
Subscriber stories on February 17th, 2026
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery village councilors on Monday night said goodbye to the village's administrator of more than 30 years, Randy Diller, who's set to retire at the end of the month.
A 31-year-old Randolph County school employee was arrested over the weekend after being caught with a high school student at her home, a news release from the Union City Police Department states.
CELINA - Mercer County political subdivisions are being asked to enter into a countywide mutual aid and assistance agreement that would allow for reimbursement of personnel outside of fire and law enforcement agencies in the event of a disaster or emergency.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday his department has acted to shut down multiple trucking industry businesses connected to a crash that killed four men in Jay County Feb. 3.
Alumni Notes
The regular season for college basketball is starting to wind down with conference tournaments coming soon, especially in NCAA Division III.
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