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 - Work to remove brush and trees from Grand Lake's earthen dams to prevent potentially dangerous conditions is mostly done, leaving behind a more barren landscape along the lake's east and west banks.
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager David Faler this morning said all of the targeted trees and brush has been cleared on the east bank along state Route 364. [More]
ROCKFORD - Parkway and South Adams went toe-to-toe for the entire 32 minutes on Monday night.
The Panthers took the lead for good with just under five minutes left in the game and held on to beat the Starfires 59-57 in an interstate battle at Panther Gymnasium. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Two people injured in a rollover accident on state Route 49 Sunday night remained in stable condition this morning, according to an spokesperson at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.
Listening to John Fast of Celina rattle off geographic statistics and the stories of how states and counties got their names, it'd be easy to take the man for either a history professor or an avid reader.
