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.
A 59-year-old St. Marys man died Monday night after trying to escape his burning home.
Thomas H. Nuesmeyer, 14075 state Route 116, was pronounced dead at 8:39 p.m. in the emergency department of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, about 30 minutes after firefighters found him unconscious on the floor near his front door. [More]
Former Celina resident Carl Thomas Combs, 62, of Fort Worth, Texas, died at 6 p.m. Jan. 27, 2007, in Fort Worth. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Leticia Sharpe, 48, 104 Woodward Ave., Celina, died at 2:04 p.m. Jan. 27, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
WAPAKONETA - A Huntington, Ind., man was sentenced to a year in prison and could get five more years behind bars for causing the traffic death of a Minster woman in May.
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools board of education Monday night discussed priorities for the 2007-2008 school year, including bringing back several positions eliminated during cost-cutting measures made last year.
MINSTER - With a technology committee in place and eager to begin planning much-needed updates, the Minster Local Schools board of education Monday night drafted a tentative goal.
Some alert readers spotted the flipped flag on the right shoulder of National Guardsman Cory Mescher's uniform featured on the front page of Monday's Daily Standard, and took exception to the explanation of why the flag is backwards.
