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.
With frequent arctic-like temperatures during February and Sunday's storm dumping more snow, it's been difficult for area residents to find signs that spring is just a few weeks away.
However, one harbinger of the coming change of seasons kicked in today when the Welcome Home federal housing program began accepting applications from would-be homebuyers seeking grants up to $5,000 to get them into new homes by the time temperatures finally warm up. [More]
KENTON - Three Midwest Athletic Conference teams from Auglaize County converged at Kenton High School on Saturday night each holding visions of keeping its postseason dreams alive in the Division IV tournament.
Emmit Steven Pleiman, stillborn son of Nick and Kim (Rose) Pleiman, St. Henry, died on March 1, 2015, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Laverne Anna Lela Hirschfeld Kittle, 85, formerly of Montezuma, passed away on the evening of Feb. 24, 2015, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Community, St. Marys. [More]
Pending action aims to slow raises for safety service director
CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel, if re-elected, intends to redraw safety service director Tom Hitchcock's contract to eliminate automatic wage increases Hitchcock receives under the contract covering non-union employees.
Division IV Girls Basketball Sectional at Coldwater
COLDWATER - The Marion Local Flyers extended their season with a win in the Division IV Coldwater Sectional final Saturday evening. They advance to this week's Wapakoneta District semifinal against Ada.
Division III Girls Basketball Sectional at Wapakoneta
WAPAKONETA - The hill was a little steeper than coach Connie May would have liked, but her Coldwater girls basketball cleared the first of many hills towards their goal.
The Coldwater girls completed a Cavalier sweep of the district team titles by winning the Division II district bowling championship on Saturday at Interstate Lanes in Rossford.
Coldwater will send 12 wrestlers to the Division III district tournament after capturing the Lima Central Catholic sectional title on Saturday at Herr Gymnasium.
