Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM 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.
An Indiana group has announced plans to build an ethanol production plant near Harrisville, a tiny rural community in Randolph County, but the project is not expected to affect the fate of a local ethanol proposal.
Cardinal Ethanol LLC, is seeking local investors and has scheduled 50 meetings in communities across Ohio and Indiana. Six of those investment meetings are in Mercer and Auglaize counties and area business owners have received invitations to the meetings. [More]
The Rev. Allan Brown of the Coldwater United Methodist Church said there has been no reaction from church officials about the possible relocation of Coldwater's Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge to the Jute's IGA Foodliner.
Sports tournament may conflict with 2007 graduation
ST. MARYS - Parents' concerns about next year's graduation date were presented to St. Marys City Schools board of educatoin members during the board's meeting Wednesday night.
The Lima-based Safe Harbor shelter for runaway and homeless teen-agers has lost the bulk of its federal funding and is counting on churches, community groups and others to help the program survive another year.
