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 - The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office has identified the victims of a shooting off State Route 364 near Grand Lake as Dexter Lee Turner, 47, and Alim Amir Turner, 25. [More]
ST. MARYS - Assistant middle school principal Jon Burke has been hired as St. Marys Memorial High School's new principal effective Aug. 1, replacing current high school principal Bill Ruane, who will become the district's superintendent.
ST. MARYS - School district voters will decide on a new five-year, 1.5 percent earned-income tax levy to help stop deficit spending in the district's operating expenses.
ST. MARYS - Two candidates vying for the Republican nomination for an Auglaize County commissioner seat squared off on Wednesday afternoon at a debate sponsored by the St. Marys Rotary Club.
CHICKASAW - Village council members on Wednesday adopted legislation setting a stricter deadline to pay water bills and a steeper penalty for late payments.
ST. MARYS - AAP St. Marys employees evacuated the building at 1100 McKinley Road on Wednesday morning after a worker had seen writing in a bathroom that raised concerns.
WAPAKONETA - Fewer voting location managers will be used at Auglaize County polls handling more than one precinct during the May 8 election to streamline the election process.
ST. HENRY - Becoming a collegiate golfer wasn't in the back of Allyson Hemmelgarn's mind when she picked up a club just before beginning her freshman year of high school.
The Minster softball team had its four-game winning streak snapped as Covington defeated the Wildcats 9-6 in a recently scheduled game at Four Seasons Park.
