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 - At precisely 6 a.m. Friday, Menards Manager Donald Baumstark unlocked the front doors of the store on Havemann Road and stepped back to allow the crowd of anxious shoppers into the store.
The first through the entrance was Lynn Schweitzer, Wapakoneta, who admitted she was not the first into the parking lot when she arrived at 4 a.m. but was the first to get out of her car to get into line. [More]
"Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He who can call today his own:
He who, secure within, can say,
Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today. [More]
Helen Irene (Baumgartner) Snow, age 94, formerly of Coldwater, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
The Minster girls basketball team opened the season with a 49-30 win over Valley View in the opening game of the Journey to the Tourney showcase at Lakota West High School on Friday.
