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.
CELINA - Every 4-H project at the Mercer County Fair has a special story.
However, few could represent more of a giving heart and a sympathetic spirit than a 54-inch-by-68-inch quilt made by a Coldwater High School student for a 2016 Cavaliers graduate. [More]
ST. MARYS - Singer-songwriter Lori Triplett is returning home from Cleveland to perform before thousands of music fans at the sixth annual Waynestock-Living for the Rock Christian Concert on Saturday.
This will be Triplett's third time playing the free summer musical festival on the north lawn of Skip Baughman Stadium that aims to bring people to Christ through music, testimony, prayer and giving. [More]
Ohmer John "O.J." Brandewie age 92 of Osgood, Ohio passed away at 12:05 AM Wednesday, August 16, 2016 at State of the Heart Inpatient Unit, Greenville, Ohio. [More]
MONTEZUMA - Village council members at their meeting Wednesday continued discussing proposed grant requests nearing $310,000 with an additional $30,000 in village funding to resurface several blocks of streets in the downtown area.
