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.
ST. MARYS - Spring cleanup at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park is in full swing as the park staff prepare for the 2007 season, which could see more than 1 million visitors.
"We're shooting for April 1 to have most of the basics ready to open," said Assistant Park Manager Brian Miller, who listed several annual projects already underway: getting picnic tables ready and in place, placing the floating docks along East Bank, cleaning all restroom facilities, picking up winter debris, among others. [More]
Teens think about it, talk about it, watch shows and movies about it all the time. But when they cross the line and have unsafe sex, their world changes - often not for the better.
That's the message abstinence coordinators Amy Miller and Miles Nugent of OUR Home Family Resource Center in Celina are spreading to youths across the Grand Lake area. [More]
