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.
Legislation to repeal Common Core State Standards is pending in Ohio congressional committees.
Three House bills relating to Common Core are circulating in committees at the state level: HB 181 would strengthen student information privacy laws; HB [More]
MARIA STEIN - For Fort Recovery, it was a matter of picking a poison while facing Marion Local.
When the Indians packed their defense in the paint to counter the Flyers' size advantage, they had to deal with the potential of Marion Local's perimeter threats. [More]
ELIDA - Leading by 14 points in the early stages of the fourth quarter, Celina's boys basketball team looked to be well on its way to winning a share of the Western Buckeye League championship.
Elida's Dakota Mathias and Louis Gray had other ideas [More]
CELINA - Despite lousy weather, the $1.34 million Market Street project is on schedule to be completed before the Ohio Department of Transportation moves in this summer to resurface the street, according to safety service director Tom Hitchcock.
ST. HENRY - It took St. Henry nearly half of the first quarter to score its first points, but from there the Redskins pulled away to post a convincing 50-32 victory over rival Coldwater on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action.
A 16-7 advantage in the second quarter helped Van Wert pull away and close out the regular season with a 60-51 win over St. Marys in Western Buckeye League action on Friday night at the Cougars Den in Van Wert.
Minster jumped out to a strong start and capped the regular season with a strong 60-49 win on the road over New Knoxville in Midwest Athletic Conference action.
