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.
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park officials will remove stumps and other debris from the lake this fall for the first time in two years, said park manager Craig Morton during Saturday's Lake Improvement Association (LIA) meeting.
State officials have not been able to do stump removal for a while because the lake level has been too high, but it is down enough this year to make it possible, Morton said. [More]
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Police Department now has three automated external defibrillators (AEDs) thanks to an anonymous donor and a medical equipment company representative who were moved by a story printed recently in The Daily Standard.
Marion Local captured its second straight Mercer Health Volleyball Invitational, defeating Bowling Green in three games in the championship match to maintain a perfect record at 6-0.
After Minster edged Versailles for a cross country invitational title last week by the slimmest of margins, the two teams both won titles on Saturday at the same meet.
