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.
MINSTER - Minster girls basketball coach Nann Stechschulte looked uncomfortably perplexed as she made her way to the locker room at halftime of the Wildcats' game with Van Wert on Saturday afternoon.
It was obvious the veteran coach had a dozen things on her mind as her girls held a 17-16 edge over the Cougars, having blown a six-point cushion over the course of the final three minutes of the second quarter. [More]
GREENVILLE - A Coldwater man was arrested for impaired driving after he allegedly drove a pickup truck head-on into a police cruiser Sunday night in Darke County.
MARIA STEIN - Spotted to a 14-0 lead, Marion Local needed every point they could muster to hold off St. Marys to improve to 2-0 with a 62-54 win at the Hangar on Saturday night. The loss snapped the Roughriders' two-game win streak in going to 3-3 on the season.
Fort Recovery scored the first 26 points of the game to pick up their fourth win of the season in a 73-14 win over Greenville in Saturday matinee girls basketball action at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
