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.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery High School softball head coach Esther Stephen and Assistant Coach Shelby Hiestand were arrested recently by Jay County Sheriff's Office personnel in Indiana.
Sheriff's officials would not release any additional information by press time but said more details would be made available today. [More]
MARIA STEIN - School board members accepted a $47,000 donation from the Marion Local parent-teacher organization on Monday evening to help build a new elementary school playground.
Elementary school principal Nick Wilker said the PTO had been saving for a few years to fund the donation. [More]
ST. HENRY - On Jan. 4, St. Henry girls basketball coaches Kyle and Bill Menchhofer took a detour to Red Lobster in Piqua on their way to scout Franklin Monroe.
A win over the Jets tasted a little better than that meal.
"Even though it was a free meal, a win's always better than a free meal. I don't care how expensive it was," said Kyle, St. Henry's head coach. [More]
CELINA - A new commercial development could be on the horizon after city council members this week approved final reading of legislation to rezone a parcel of land in the Havemann Road corridor.
CELINA - A teenage male charged with the rape of a Mercer County 5-year-old was extradited from Tennessee on Monday, according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office news release.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Health members on Tuesday agreed to try one last time to settle a repair invoice from the owner of the department's previous home at 214 S. Wagner St.
