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.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen school board members got an update Tuesday night on the project timeline for upgrades to the stadium and track, with work underway and demolition complete.
"In our facility updates, we have lots of those going on right now as you look around campus. The track and stadium demolition is complete. It kind of looks like a dirt track out there," Superintendent Jason Schrader said at the board's regular meeting on Tuesday. [More]
CELINA - Members of the Grand Lake St. Marys Lake Facilities Authority on Tuesday morning entered into an over $1 million grant agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for a wetlands project in Auglaize County.
CELINA - A Bicentennial quarter minted in 1976 is still worth 25 cents. But to a historian, a TV Guide magazine from the week of July 3-9, 1976, is absolutely priceless.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery Board of Education members this week established a districtwide cybersecurity program and continued an ongoing discussion over possible renovations to the Barrenbrugge Athletic Park.
COLUMBUS - Ohio's unemployment rate continued its steady descent in May, dropping from 3.9% in April to 3.7%, while the rate in Auglaize County also experienced a small drop. Unemployment in Mercer County was unchanged from April to May.
Ross Riethman pitched a two-hit shutout and Coldwater scored in every inning to pick up the 11-0 win over Fort Recovery in Mercer County ACME baseball action on Tuesday night at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
