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.
72° 72° chance Sat 88° Sat 88° chance 66° 66° Sun 80° Sun 80°
a_d
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Say good-bye to the shiny diney
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

A portion of the former Devault's restaurant is loaded onto a flatbed truck as workers prepare to move the building - in five pieces - from its site along state Route 118 in the village of St. Henry on Monday. The "shiny diney," as it was known to many local residents, is destined once again to become a restaurant. The '50s-themed building was moved to Schuykill, Pa., according to Tom and Carol Wehrkamp of St. Henry, who sold the building. The silver structure served as a family restaurant for approximately two years beginning in December 1999; owner was Dick Devault. From 2002 to 2006, Tom Wehrkamp co-owned the property and used the lot as a car dealership called TJ's Motors. The Wehrkamps, who are now retired, are sole owners of the property and intend to sell it, they said.

a_d
Archive of December 16th, 2008
Buy this E-Edition
Additional pictures on this date