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 - Lynn Shaffer hopes to one day meet his heroes - the family of the deceased person who donated a liver so he could live.
Shaffer, a former Huffy Manufacturing Co. employee and a ConAgra retiree, began having stomach problems in 2006 and doctors determined his liver was deteriorating. Diet and medication worked for several years before he was placed on a transplant list. [More]
ROSSBURG - Brian Post has been one of the most consistent UMP Modified drivers at Eldora Speedway over the past five years, but he has never been able to park his car in victory lane.
That all changed Saturday night when Post led all 18 laps of the Modified race to win the headline event at the 60th season opener at the high-banked, one-half mile oval. [More]
A 47-year-old area man was cited for operating a vehicle under the influence after he rolled a four-wheeler along Burkettsville-St. Henry Road near his home.
COLDWATER - For Coldwater baseball coach Brian Harlamert, Saturday afternoon's Midwest Athletic Conference game between the Cavaliers and the New Bremen Cardinals could not have worked any better.
FORT LORAMIE - With a plethora of games upcoming because of earlier rainouts, Minster baseball coach Mike Wiss got a nice reward at Saturday's Fort Loramie Baseball Invitational: two complete games from his pitchers.
