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.
HEBRON - It was a record-setting Saturday for the Coldwater cross country program at the state cross country meet.
Coldwater's girls finished on the podium in second place, a great improvement from its previous-best finish of sixth place in 2009. The Cavaliers' boys made an even greater improvement over their previous-best 10th in 2006 by placing fourth in the team competition. [More]
GRAND LAKE - Officials from a company that wants to turn manure into fertilizer and Grand Lake sediment into potting soil met with representatives of JobsOhio and other state officials last week.
CELINA - City council members may consider eliminating the position of planning and community development director and transferring those duties to the engineering department.
HEBRON - In addition to Coldwater's boys and girls, two other local cross country teams competed in the team events on Saturday at the state cross country meet at National Trail Raceway in Hebron.
MARIA STEIN - Only two words are necessary to describe Saturday's first-round high school football playoff game between the Lockland Panthers and the Marion Local Flyers: mercifully quick.
