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.
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Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Community reaches out to ill resident
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A young man beset with an incurable disease is not alone in his medical struggle.
The community has responded with an outpouring of love and support for 28-year-old Andy Giesige, who recently was hospitalized for complications from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [More]
St. Henry misfires on offense
Division IV District at Elida
By Ryan Hines
ELIDA - If St. Henry's boys basketball team was going to cut down the net at Elida with a second straight district championship, St. John's was going to force the Redskins to prove themselves from the perimeter.
St. John's packed the paint and St. Henry had no answer from long range as the Blue Jays avenged their 14-point loss to the Redskins in the regular season with a 63-46 victory on Friday night in the Division IV district final at the Elida Fieldhouse. [More]
Obituaries on March 9th, 2013
Anna Marie Homan
Anna Marie Homan, 90, Celina, died March 7, 2013, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Rev. Gary Anderson
The Rev. Gary W. Anderson, 67, of Hilliard, died March 7, 2013, at Kobacker Hou [More]
Jack Powell
Jack Douglas Powell, 81, of Rockford, died March 8, 2013, at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital. [More]
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Music to again fill Mendon Opera House
Grand Lake orchestra to perform in historic hall
MENDON - The halls of the town's historic opera house will resonate with the sound of music once again as the 28-member Grand Lake Symphony Orchestra performs there tonight.
The big ones aren't getting away from Grand Lake fishermen
GRAND LAKE - Crappie are biting on Grand Lake.
At least they are at the St. Marys Boat Club channel. Don't tell anyone.
About 30 anglers lined the channel Friday to fish for the species that for years was a mainstay on Ohio's largest inland lake.
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