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.
COLDWATER - The classroom was unusually silent as all eyes were fixated on a small robot with a big mission.
"Don't pick it up yet," instructed sixth-grade science and math teacher Beth Thomas, as a group of Coldwater Middle School students praised "Rusty" the robot Tuesday during a practice run. [More]
NEW BREMEN - An NBA shot clock would not have hindered New Bremen Thursday night.
The run-and-gun Cardinals launched 74 shots from the floor, crashed the boards 43 times and came away with a 59-50 Midwest Athletic Conference victory over Coldwater [More]
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WAPAKONETA - Work on the Coldwater Creek treatment train has been temporarily halted as law enforcement officials investigated possible human bones found in the area.
CELINA - After pushing back on several Ottawa-Glandorf charges, Celina finally could not handle the Titans' final push midway through the fourth quarter.
A 13-4 run in the second quarter allowed Minster to pull away for its fifth MAC girls basketball win of the season in beating Delphos St. John's 55-29 at Arnzen Gymnasium on Thursday night.
