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.
A new state rule that eliminates calamity days and sets minimum classroom hours means little to area school districts.
The new hour-based schedule requires 1,001 hours each year for grades 7-12 and 910 hours for K-6 - about 100 hours fewer than most local students attend. [More]
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys soccer team showed flashes of greatness in Saturday's 4-1 win at Roughrider Field over Botkins, a team ranked eighth in the latest Miami Valley Scholastic Soccer Association poll.
The 'Riders controlled the time of possession, mounted 28 scoring chances and limited the Trojans to just a handful of opportunities. [More]
ROSSBURG - The aura and legend of Scott Bloomquist grew even larger on Saturday night at the 44th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway.
The polarizing 50-year old Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer took the lead on lap 19, went to the tail of the 32-car field after being penalized for an illegal part on his car and then stormed through the pack to win dirt racing's most prestigious event for the fourth time. [More]
Emily "Jean" Sphar Hill Timmerman, 85, formerly of Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes Sept. 5, 2014, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Virginia J. Perrine, 89, New Knoxville, and longtime resident of Waukegan, Ill., died at 9:15 p.m. Sept. 1, 2014, at St. Marys Living Center, St. Marys. [More]
About 20 cycles reportedly involved in I-75 accident
CRIDERSVILLE - Troopers are investigating the cause of a double-fatality crash Friday night involving about 20 motorcycles and a semitrailer on Interstate 75 in Auglaize County.
A 22-year-old Celina man faces various charges after he allegedly used social media to arrange a meeting with a teen for sex at her Rockford-area home on Sunday.
COLDWATER - Straight line winds exceeding 50 mph hit the west side of the village late Friday night but caused minimal damage, according to village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas.
COLDWATER - A good night's sleep calmed down the Coldwater football team as they returned to the football field Saturday afternoon against Bishop Hartley.
MINSTER - When lightning caused the postponement of Friday night's game between the Minster Wildcats and the Lehman Cavaliers, Minster was ahead by a score of 27-14 with 1:09 remaining in the first half.
Jesse Niekamp had a record-setting day as he scored six touchdowns as St. Henry improved to 2-0 with a 41-14 win over Eaton in the completion of Friday's suspended football game at the Wally Post Atheltic Complex.
