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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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - Talk about a pin drop. There's just not much noise in some elementary classrooms these days. But when the kids do talk they quickly summarize the district's new technology as "just great." Educators agree. The only stumbling block may be funding. [More]
Obituaries on November 20th, 2008
Ned E. Agler, 69, of Van Wert, died, Nov. 18, 2008, at his residence.
He was born July 2, 1939, in Ohio City, to Lloyd Elsworth and Ethel Lenore Miller Agler. [More]
Former Botkins resident Marjorie V. Doseck, 87, died at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 19, 2008 [More]
Former Mercer County resident, Larry Drees, 72, of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Goodyea [More]
Melvin O. Hamp, 77, 03251 Clover Four Road, New Bremen, died at 8:03 p.m. Nov. [More]
Noelle Elizabeth Werling, 3 months, 117 Tobe Road, Fort Recovery, died at 1:50 [More]
Local pictures on November 20th, 2008
Subscriber stories on November 20th, 2008
Changing bowling from club to school-sponsored one option
COLDWATER - Coldwater school officials are still working to comply with the rules of Title IX, a federal law that prohibits gender discrimination in educational programs and activities.
20 county residents on list of people who can still get checks
The Internal Revenue Service wants to give money to 20 Mercer County residents sometime before the end of this year.
Eric Erickson, in the IRS medi
The Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors Tuesday approved a request for $351,529 in appropriations for 2009.
Mercer County commissioners are expected to make a decision on the request by Jan. 1, said SWCD Administrative Assistant Karen Balster.