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 - The amount of microcystins - a type of liver toxin - in Grand Lake has been dropping this year, according to Stephen Jacquemin, Wright State University-Lake Campus associate professor of biology and a research coordinator monitoring the lake. [More]
Brian S. Pinson age 34, of Celina, Ohio passed away at 2:10 a.m. on July 31, 2018 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
ROSSBURG - While young race fans made up a large part of the huge crowd that gathered at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night for Fireworks Night, it was a couple of wily veterans that visited victory lane.
Justin Dickman picked up the victory on Saturday in the Buzzard's Glory 5K on the streets of Coldwater in the penultimate stop on the Mercer Health 5K Challenge.
