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.
Five local projects part of $150M fundraising campaign
By David Giesige
CELINA - Wright State University officials are getting closer to achieving a fundraising goal of $150 million to pay for major projects at the Dayton and Celina campuses.
At Lake Campus, plans call for the creation of new athletics and recreation complex with an all-turf baseball stadium; a connector building uniting Trenary and Dwyer halls; a water quality institute; an advanced manufacturing center; and an agribusiness and food science program, Lake Campus Dean Bonnie Mathies said Sunday. [More]
Steve E. Baker, 61, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 10:18 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he had been a patient. [More]
Norma Eileen (Allmandinger) Shaffer, age 84, of Celina, passed away Friday morning, March 20, 2015, at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. [More]
Fort Recovery teen organizes event to help kids in Haiti
FORT RECOVERY - Elle Schoenherr beamed Sunday as she greeted more than 100 people arriving at Fort Recovery High School for a 5K run/walk to raise funds for a new orphanage, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, in northern Haiti.
