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.
Buildings associated with religious complex to be razed
By Shelley Grieshop
BURKETTSVILLE - A small orchard and aging buildings are all that remain of a once towering religious complex established locally 130 years ago.
The main three-story structure was destroyed by arson in a scandalous incident in 1971. Other buildings - including a bank barn damaged last year by high winds - will soon be razed at the historic site on state Route 118, a mile north of the village of Burkettsville. [More]
Luella Rindler would love to thank the man who helped pull her 82-year-old husband, Melvin, from the cold waters of Grand Lake behind Doss Landing in the 5000 block of Lake Drive Monday afternoon.
Melvin Rindler was changing a bulb in a light post near the channel around 3 p.m. when he fell from a small step ladder into the water, said Montezuma assistant fire chief Doug Forsthoefel. [More]
CELINA - A Celina mother who wants her children to opt out of state assessment tests and school administrators agree on one thing: the situation has revealed a hole in state law.
Parkway used solid pitching to win a weekend doubleheader over Delphos Jefferson at Don Black Field. The wins move the Panthers to 3-1 on the baseball season.
