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.
CELINA - Rod Carpenter thought his days of long-distance running were long gone when a midlife total knee replacement helped usher in a second wind that allowed him to resume marathons.
Grateful for what he believed was nothing less than a gift from God, Carpenter, who's retired from sales, vowed to run with a new purpose - to raise money and attention for the area's nonprofit organizations. [More]
Patricia "Pat" Maclure Schwieterman, wife, mother and friend, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2019 in Mobile, AL at the age of 64, after an extended illness. [More]
PORT CLINTON - A former St. Henry schools band director has been named a quarterfinalist for the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum's Music Educator Award.
ST. HENRY - Mercer County ensured themselves at least one team playing in the District 4 ACME baseball championship game on Monday night after the two county teams were victorious in the opening round games on Friday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Grand Lake plated five runs in the bottom of the second inning to break a 1-1 tie and then added five more in the fourth en route to defeating Muskegon 12-6 in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League play at Montgomery Field on Friday night.
Van Wert tied St. Marys in the bottom of the sixth inning and then won the game in the bottom of the season in beating the Roughriders 2-1 in the District 5 ACME baseball tournament in Lima.
