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.
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Injury accident
Photo by Margie Wuebker/The Daily Standard

One of three ambulances departs an accident scene Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. 127 and Mercer-Darke County Line Road near North Star. Linda J. Sauder, 38, of Bradford, was stopped northbound on U.S. 127 waiting to turn left when a truck driven by Glenn Hayne, 44, of Celina, attempted to pass. The vehicles collided at 3:42 p.m. as Sauder turned. She and five passengers were transported to Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater with non-incapacitating injuries, according to an incomplete report from the Dayton post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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Archive of January 24th, 2007
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