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 911 call sounded ominous - a man down on the 13th hole at Northmoor Golf Course not breathing with CPR under way.
Celina Fire Department medics Chris Cline, Brian Davis, Lt. Bob Schulte and Matt Schlater remember the call as if it were yesterday and not July 23 of last year. [More]
COLDWATER - The Marion Local Flyers used timely hitting and took advantage of some shoddy play by St. Henry's defense to upset the number-two seeded Redskins 7-6 in the nightcap of the Division III sectional finals Friday afternoon at Veterans Field.
In the opener, the number-one seed and host Coldwater Cavaliers used a strong pitching performance from senior hurler Corey Klenke to defeat the Parkway Panthers, 8-0. [More]
Parkway High School has announced the top two 2008-09 graduating seniors. Graduation ceremonies for the district's 94 seniors will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the high school large gymnasium.
New Bremen denied Parkway the chance to run the table in the Midwest Athletic Conference for softball by beating the Panthers 5-3 in the conference season finale for both teams.
