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 - A bond hearing will go on as planned Monday in Auglaize County Court for former eye doctor Douglas Wine following an Ohio Supreme Court decision Friday.
The high court justices denied an emergency motion filed Wednesday by Wine's attor [More]
ELIDA - Celina's hopes of ending a 14-year postseason drought took a fatal hit on Friday night at Elida.
Three turnovers, over 100 yards in penalties and three stalled offensive drives in the red zone all contributed to Celina's 32-9 defeat against Elida during Western Buckeye League action from Kraft Stadium. [More]
CELINA – Candidates seeking local, state and national offices offered their views to a fairly packed house of interested voters at the Galleria on Friday.
Coldwater clinched the outright Midwest Athletic Conference title for the first time since 2008 after a 47-6 victory over winless Parkway on Friday night at Panther Stadium.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers dodged plenty of bullets on Friday night. Some of the bullets came from the Anna Rockets but others came from the Flyers' own guns.
VAN WERT - In a matchup between a pair of 0-8 teams, turnovers hampered St. Marys as a fumbled punt resulted in the go-ahead score for Van Wert as the Cougars snagged their first win of the season with a 26-6 triumph over the Roughriders on Friday night at Eggerss Stadium.
FORT RECOVERY - St. Henry put together a solid defensive effort and found just enough offense to defeat the Fort Recovery Indians 14-7 on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Barrenbrugge park.
New Bremen's football team had a 3-0 lead over Delphos St. John's at halftime, but the Blue Jays exploded for 34 second-half points to rally and beat the Cardinals 34-3 in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Friday at Stadium Park in Delphos.
