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.
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2014
Russia upends Parkway
Panthers' season ends in 1-0 defeat at district tournament
By Colin Foster
COLDWATER - Parkway knocked on the door quite often.
But Russia never let them in.
And when the dust settled Monday at Veterans Field, the Raiders, despite being three-hit by Parkway hurler Brandon Gibson, got a clutch two-out, bases-loaded hit from Jordan Gariety in the bottom of the fifth that propelled them past the Panthers 1-0 in the loser's bracket final of the ACME District 4 Tournament. [More]
Obituaries on July 8th, 2014
Larry Emans
Larry Lee Emans, 66, formerly of Celina, died July 6 at Mercy Regional Hospital [More]
Everette Fannon
Everette E. Fannon, 92, Rockford, died at 1 p.m. July 6, 2014, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Michael Rosengarten Sr.
Michael W. Rosengarten Sr., 60, of Toledo, died July 7, 2014.
He was born Aug. 13, 1953, in Celina, to Lavern "Whitey" and Mary Dysert Rosengarten. [More]
Jean Schrolucke
Jean A. Schrolucke, 67, a resident of Shawnee Manor Nursing Home, Lima, and a f [More]
John Stiverson
Graveside rites for the cremains of John Floyd Stiverson, 60, Greenfield, Ind., [More]
Local pictures on July 8th, 2014
Subscriber stories on July 8th, 2014
Attorney backs city in firing of police chief
CELINA - A special hearing officer has ruled in favor of the city's decision to terminate former police chief Dave Slusser.
Scott Claussen, an att
Fort Recovery plans to upgrade playground
FORT RECOVERY - A major renovation of the Community Park playground is expected to be finished sometime in September, according to village administrator Randy Diller.
Mariners take tough loss at Lima
LIMA - After playing a string of games where they got runners on base but weren't able to bring them around to score, Grand Lake had trouble just getting runners on Monday night in Lima.
Mikesell verbally commits to Dayton
St. Henry's Ryan Mikesell watched the University of Dayton Flyers' run to the Elite 8 last season very closely.
The senior has family members who have attended the school. He has always been a fan of the school's basketball program and has long dreamed of being a part of it.
Former St. Henry runners take top spots at Challenge
A pair of veteran St. Henry High School distance runners took the top two places at Sunday's Redskin 5K Classic as part of the Mercer Health Countywide 5K Challenge.
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