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.
Three Coldwater school employees placed on administrative leaves
By Eric Adams
COLDWATER - More than 50 parents, students and school employees attended the school board meeting Tuesday night as a demonstration of support for three high school employees who recently were placed on administrative leave.
Marge Hoops, Carole Huber and Elaine Schwendeman all received an undisclosed period of leave on March 4 for alleged timecard violations. Additional details of the incidents have not yet surfaced. [More]
The Grand Lake Mariners will no longer call Jim Hoess Field its home for summer baseball.
Urged by other members of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, the Mariners are leaving Westview Park to play their home games at Eastview Park's Montgomery Field. [More]
Board hears from backers of girls basketball staff
FORT RECOVERY - Board of education members are still discussing whether to bring back high school girls basketball coach Doug Bihn for next year's season.
Money available for septics, farm tile control structures, silage leachate collection systems
The time frame for Grand Lake Watershed residents to apply for money to help pay to repair or replace septic systems and install farm tile control structures and silage leachate collection systems is shrinking.
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board on Tuesday learned the district was awarded a free bus.
Earlier this year superintendent Greg Puthoff applied to receive a bus Logan County no longer needed. The county could not sell the bus and a few others because they were state-owned.
The Wright State University-Lake Campus baseball team finally got its season started, losing a 7-3 decision to the University of Northwestern Ohio on Tuesday afternoon at Racer Field in Lima.
St. John's played its first regional boys basketball game since 2002 on Tuesday night and senior Curtis Geise made sure that the Blue Jays would be playing for a state tournament berth on Friday night.
