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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Monday, June 14th, 2010
By Mike Ernst
ROSSBURG - Throughout the 1990s, Batesville, Arkansas native Billy Moyer was the man to beat at Eldora Speedway.
He captured $100,000 in winning the 1998 Dream and on five different occasions took home the famed globed trophies that signify a win in the prestigious World 100. [More]
Obituaries on June 14th, 2010
Mildred J. Selhorst, 86, Coldwater, died at 1:07 a.m. June 13, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Montezuma native Elmer J. Klosterman, 93, Vero Beach, Fla., died June 6, 2010, at a hospice facility in Vero Beach, Fla. [More]
Fern L. Hirschfeld, 92, New Bremen, died at 6:30 a.m. June 13, 2010, at Otterbe [More]
Donald K. McMillan, 76, Portland, Ind., died at 2:46 a.m. June 14, 2010, at his [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 14th, 2010
A Columbus law firm representing 86 landowners suing the state over increased flooding they say is caused by the West Bank spillway on Grand Lake has filed a written argument with the Ohio Supreme Court.
NEW BREMEN - Childhood memories spun like the tires of the bikes that rolled into the spacious Crown Pavilion on Saturday.
For some, it was the ban
Celina
CELINA - The city may be issuing its first revolving loan from a fund set up nearly 10 years ago.
The fund has nearly $162,000 in it issued through
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake dropped to 0-2 to start the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season after falling 3-2 to the Delaware Cows on Saturday afternoon at Ohio Wesleyan University's Littick Field.