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.
The New Bremen Police Department continues to investigate an incident involving two 14-year-old girls who voluntarily got into a car with a stranger seeking directions Wednesday night.
"Fortunately, nothing happened and they returned home unharmed [More]
ST. MARYS - What's in a fish tale? A couple photo ops if you're Gene Gibboney, an 86-year-old fisherman and former New Bremenite.
It's his favorite pasttime, Gibboney tells the newspaper Wednesday afternoon as he sits on a green folding chair fishing at the East Bank pond. In fact, it's such a favorite that he moved to St. Marys a few years ago to be nearer his preferred hobby. [More]
Rose Marie Remaklus, 84, formerly of West South Street, Coldwater, died at 7:41 a.m. Dec. 25, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
With Ohio's changing winter weather causing ice to freeze and melt, and snow cover and wind, there's really no such thing as 100 percent safe ice, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
