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.
ST. MARYS - Mitchell Vires folds squares of colorful paper without looking down at his busy fingers. The pile of finished pieces steadily grows as he envisions his next project.
It might be a decorative jar complete with lid and curved bottom or a majestic bird with its wings outstretched in flight. [More]
In the first seven years of the annual Prelude To The Dream charity event at Eldora Speedway, more than $3.5 million has been raised for terminally ill children and families of injured military personnel.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys residents may pay more for their water.
City council's water and wastewater committee on Monday discussed a rate increase to help cover decreasing revenues and to begin saving for a new water treatment plant and well.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday night took the first step toward placing two renewal tax levies on the November general election ballot.
Seventeen area people were arrested last week for selling drugs.
The arrests on Friday were the result of a five-month investigation by members of the Auglaize-Mercer County Grand Lake Drug Task Force, according to Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon.
