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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Saturday, July 29th, 2023
Cardinals win Mark Ruschau Volleyball Tournament
Photo by Paige Sutter/The Daily Standard

New Bremen hosted the eighth annual Mark Ruschau Summer Volleyball Tournament on Friday. Teams from the area as well as other parts of Ohio took part in the tournament that honors the late Daily Standard sports writer.

  Twelve teams qualified for the Gold Bracket after pool play during the morning. The host Cardinals were host by St. Marys, Fort Recovery, Ottawa-Glandorf, Minster, Eastwood, Parkway, Liberty-Benton, Highland, Heritage and Berlin Hiland.

  New Bremen (left), seeded second, won the tournament. After a first-round bye, the Cardinals defeated Heritage and then Highland to reach the finals against Fort Recovery (right), which defeated St. Marys in the opening round before upsetting the top-seed St. Henry in the quarterfinals and then beating Eastwood in the semifinals.

  Teams that did not make the top 12 played in the consolation Silver Bracket. Celina defeated Anna in the semifinal before beating Leipsic in the final.

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