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.
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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
New restaurant promises 'elevated' comfort cuisine
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The James Watson House, a fine dining restaurant and bar nearly two years in the making, is slated to open its doors at 202 S. Main St. sometime next week.
Reservations will be required for at least the first week, said the owners on Monday afternoon as they scrambled to make final preparations for the business' opening. [More]
Obituaries on May 23rd, 2023
The Reverend Donald L. Hare went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 21, 2023. He was 84 years old. [More]
Wilma B. (Billie) Walsh, 91, of Riviera Beach, passed away on April 26, 2023, i [More]
Hazel Adams, 84, of St. Marys, OH died 9:20 a.m. Friday May 19, 2023 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney, OH. [More]
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Subscriber stories on May 23rd, 2023
CELINA - James Watson Riley, who was born in Middletown, Connecticut on Feb. 20, 1804, was 19 when he set out with his father, Capt. James Riley, on government contract to survey Northwestern Ohio.
COLDWATER - Looking to stay competitive, village council members on Monday heard first reading of a new pay ordinance that would increase starting wages over a few years.
ST. MARYS - City officials look to seize a property and raze a condemned single-family house, clearing the lot for potential development or public auction.
Parkway rebounds from losing record to make regional
Last season was a bit of anomaly for the Parkway softball program.
Parkway, a team that had reached the district semifinals every year since the turn of the century, lost in the sectional final.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area baseball teams tuned up for district games later this week on Monday, with four area teams taking the diamond.
Coldwater scored six runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back in beating Kalida 16-0 in five innings at Veterans Field.