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.
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Saturday, September 26th, 2015
By Colin Foster
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery football team hadn't always played perfect but they had remained so record wise through the first four weeks of the season.
On Friday night, the Indians were just flat out perfect.
Caleb Martin completed 16-of [More]
Obituaries on September 26th, 2015
Verona "Ronni" Poeppelman age 80 of McCartyville, Ohio passed away September 24, 2015 at her home. [More]
Robert F. Gagle, 88, of Bloomington, Indiana, and formerly of Athens, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the IU Health Bloomington Hospital. [More]
Jane Wurster, 81, Celina, died Sept. 25, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient [More]
Local pictures on September 26th, 2015
Subscriber stories on September 26th, 2015
CELINA - City officials have abandoned the search for an underground source of drinking water after recent tests of regional wells detected contamination levels that would be too costly to treat.
CELINA - More than 50 career and technical education leaders gathered Friday at Wright State University-Lake Campus to discuss vocational training issues in Ohio.
CELINA - After three straight wins where he had wait until the final whistle to celebrate, Celina football coach Trent Temple could relax a little in the second half on Friday night.
VERSAILLES - Much praise has been heaped upon the Minster Wildcat offense the last few seasons, but Friday night it was the defense that stood tall and secured a 20-12 victory over the Versailles Tigers.
MARIA STEIN - What was just a one-score deficit for St. Henry late in the first half quickly snowballed into a rout.
Marion Local scored with 59 se
ROSSBURG - Greg Wilson has been attending World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series races at Eldora Speedway for as long as he can remember. He admittedly idolizes sprint car legends Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindell.
MAC Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's defense shut down Anna's offense and the Cavalier offense came away with another big win in MAC play with a 40-7 victory over the Rockets Friday night at Cavalier Stadium.
WBL Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys tallied 425 yards rushing to improve to 5-0 and 4-0 in the WBL with a 35-21 win over Elida on Homecoming Night at Baughman Stadium.