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.
Heather McClellan came face to face with poverty during a recent trip to Ethiopia.
And yet she found the people - young and old - to be happy and affectionate. They sleep in spartan huts built of sticks and survive on just one meal per day, but the hope for a better tomorrow keeps them going. [More]
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board and its teachers' union on Monday approved a three-year contract.
All teachers will receive raises of 1.25 percent the first two years of the contract and 1 percent the final year. Treasurer Debbie Pierce said the teachers' insurance costs will increase 2 percent during the next three years. [More]
MARIA STEIN - More than two dozen people - the majority of them Marion Band Boosters and high school band students - came to Monday night's board of education meeting to express concern regarding possible elimination of the assistant band director position.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday passed under suspension of rules an emergency ordinance appropriating just over $1 million to cover deficiencies in this year's budget.
ANSONIA - Five people were injured, including a toddler, in a two-vehicle crash Friday night at the intersection of state Route 49 and Beamsville Union City Road in Darke County.
FORT RECOVERY - Parkway opened defense of its Midwest Athletic Conference softball title with a 19-1 win in five innings over Fort Recovery on Monday at Fort Recovery Middle School.
NEW BREMEN - Jason McGaharan will be introduced as the next head football coach at New Bremen High School on Wednesday with a press conference scheduled for 6 p.m. in the school's auditorium.
