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.
WAPAKONETA - Celina opened up a 3-1 lead on Wapakoneta in the third inning Friday night.
The Redskins took over from there.
The fourth-seeded host team strung together back-to-back five-run innings in the third and fourth and rolled to an 11-5 win over the eighth-seeded Bulldogs in the Division II sectional final at Wapakoneta High School. [More]
CELINA - The Miss Lake Festival Scholarship Pageant is moving forward this year with new co-director Mary Blanche Hengstler.
Hengstler - a former model for Eileen Ford and owner of Pageant Perfection in Lima, where she grooms contestants for nationwide pageants - is replacing Melissa Hoying.
ROCKFORD - With some impressive offensive production by the top of its lineup, Parkway was able to dispatch Columbus Grove 10-0 in five innings Friday to advance to Division III district softball semifinals.
Coldwater senior Brody Hoying and St. Henry junior Mitchel A. Stammen were named co-Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year by the coaches when the list was made official on Friday.
