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.
CELINA - The police department should have had 11 rifles a long time ago, interim police chief Cal Freeman told council members Monday night.
During a review of proposed budgets for the police and fire departments by the personnel and finance committee, councilmen Bill Sell and June Scott asked Freeman about the need for additional firepower. The department has four rifles but Freeman wants to buy seven more at an estimated cost of $6,500. [More]
Robb Hemmelgarn spoke to a group of former local volleyball head coaches to get their insight into how volleyball has evolved through the years. Today's story is the first of a four-part series.
Reclined comfortably on his living room sofa, former New Knoxville volleyball coach Chuck Braden is amongst friends as he offers thoughts and stories about the sport to which he has dedicated the majority of his life. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Local electric customers will face no rate increases in the immediate future, village council members announced at a work session Monday afternoon.
MARIA STEIN - Urban "Uppie" Berning spent four years documenting the lives of past and present students, athletes, veterans and others in this small community.
Manure storage, cover crops among practices to be funded
Landowners in the Wabash River and Grand Lake watersheds have until Dec. 20 to apply for federal funds to install practices designed to stem nutrient runoff and hopefully curb algae growth in waterways.
