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.
ROCKFORD - Not many towns can boast they possess its founder's original log cabin home. Even fewer can claim the home is newly renovated.
But Shanes Crossing Historical Society President Mike Schumm said Rockford can. Schumm is very familiar with the village's history, especially its founder, Anthony Shane. [More]
COLDWATER- Healthcare costs at Mercer Health are 55% lower than what is expected for hospitals in its region, hospital chief financial officer Jon Dingledine said at the monthly board of governors meeting on Wednesday.
In the first installment of this series, Bronsart H. Gilberg recounted the experiences of James Zura Riley, or Zura, that were taken from notes in his diary in 1898 during the first leg of his party's expedition to the Klondike territory in search of gold.
It turned out that while last week's five Western Buckeye League games were all won by the favored team, most of them were much closer affairs than expected. We should learn to expect this from the WBL.
