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.
It's that time of year again. Americans everywhere are all too familiar with the season of influenza, which brings congestion, coughs and general discomfort.
This year is the first year in a decade that has seen a significant number of influenza cases before Christmas, according to a national report. The Grand Lake area is no exception. [More]
ST. HENRY - Local officials are finding more and more failing residential septic systems as they look into agriculture pollution complaints in waterways.
"It's becoming more evident, more obvious it's residential in some cases," Theresa Dirksen, a [More]
CELINA - An efficient offense and a stout defensive effort helped Celina lead for all but 10 seconds on Tuesday night en route to a 78-50 win over Lima Senior at the Fieldhouse.
Celina (4-1) shot a blistering 31-of-59 from the field (53 percent) and connected on 9-of-15 from three-point range (60 percent) while setting a season-high for points. [More]
Supreme Court hears complaint by winners of spillway lawsuit
A state attorney told the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is working as fast as it can to pay 87 landowners owed money for flooding on their land downstream of Grand Lake.
CELINA - Work is moving steadily at the Celina Renewable Energy Center with all 20,000 solar panels - also known as modules - installed. Contractors are completing transformers this week.
COLDWATER - After struggling for most of the first three quarters, Coldwater finally put things together down the stretch and outscored National Trail 10-0 in the last half of the fourth quarter to pick up a 48-37 win in nonconference action on Thursday night at The Palace.
A second quarter cold spell hampered Parkway as Crestview took a 10-point lead at halftime and pulled away for a 56-38 win in non-conference action at Panther Gymnasium.
