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.
COLDWATER - A tragedy was averted Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Pool in Coldwater following the swift action of two lifeguards.
Nine-year-old Jasmine Adams was not breathing and was unconscious at the bottom of the pool when lifeguard Kristy Schaefer pulled her out of about 5 1/2 feet of water. [More]
Perfect weather conditions led to an early strawberry harvest and an abundance of the juicy, red fruit at local farms.
Oscar Jutte of Jutte's Fruit Farm & Landscaping in Fort Recovery said this year's bumper crop began to ripen in mid-May - the earliest in more than 20 years. [More]
ST. HENRY - Many residents in St. Henry and Burkettsville erroneously received telephone calls Wednesday night informing them of a tornado warning and the need to take shelter. The notification came as storms rumbled throughout much of the state.
House legislators are acting quickly to get seat belts in school buses following a student's death Wednesday in a bus crash in Muskingum County, 45 miles east of Columbus.
NEW BREMEN - Officials at New Bremen Local Schools will not be receiving a telephone call from the Ohio School Facilities Commission as previously expected.
A Celina man was injured Saturday night when his bicycle was rear-ended by a car in the 3300 block of Mud Pike. The mishap occurred at 6:48 p.m., according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
MINSTER - Authorities in this Auglaize County community are warning residents to lock their doors before leaving home in the wake of a weekend breaking and entering.
COLUMBUS - Once again there will be a large contingent of Grand Lake area athletes competing at the state track meet at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus this weekend.
MINSTER - In kindergarten, Megan Stueve was a visionary.
As she tagged along with her older sister, Erin, to softball practice, she pictured herself one day wearing Orange and Black and hurling softballs for the Minster Wildcats.
