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.
A 26-year-old St. Henry man was killed after a train struck the truck he was driving on Saturday morning in Randolph County, Indiana.
After being extracted from a 2004 Ford F-150, Tristan Fullenkamp was transported to Reid Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to a Randolph County Sheriff's Office news release. [More]
O'Neal holds off Davenport to capture first World 100
By Mike Ernst
ROSSBURG - When Jonathan Davenport takes the lead in a major event at Eldora Speedway, you can usually start writing the check. Davenport has hauled a lot of money out of Eldora in the last decade having won the World 100 five times, the Dirt Late Model Dream twice and the 2022 Dirt Late Model Eldora Million. [More]
CELINA - Twenty artists converged on the Grand Lake area Saturday, finding inspiration in lake, settings, colors and buildings and spontaneously crafting original works outdoors in a practice known as plein-air painting.
Area cross country teams traveled to one of two big meets on Saturday as the annual Tiffin Cross Country Carnival was held at the regional meet site of Hedges Boyer Park while other teams made the shorter trek to Spencerville for the annual Bearcat Invitational.
