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.
WAPAKONETA - Six days and counting until voters hit the polls for the Ohio primary, an event national media will be watching closely. County election board members were hard at it Tuesday testing the paper ballot system to make sure the machines tally properly. [More]
The field of 10 candidates has been narrowed down to two for the superintendent's position at Parkway Local School.
They are Greg Puthoff, current Parkway High School principal, and Rebecca Honaker, elementary principal for Georgetown Exempted Village School in Georgetown.
NEW BREMEN - Residents in the New Bremen school district will be able to reserve park shelter houses from one year to the next as a result of policy changes approved by New Bremen village councilors Tuesday night.
Versailles' Justine Raterman and New Knoxville's Tony Meyer were honored by the Midwest Athletic Conference basketball coaches as Players of the Year after the conference released its all-conference team on Tuesday.
