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.
Local sightings of non-native Ohio birds and efforts to stock a new species of fish in Grand Lake appear to counter recent warnings describing the state's largest inland lake as an environmental health hazard.
Mendon's Jason Kinney will always remember the weekend he graduated from Ohio Northern University. Not only did he officially accept his degree in Construction Management from the Ada campus, but he hurried back to Eldora Speedway and picked up his first top-five finish of the season in his stock car. [More]
A new type of saugeye not found anywhere else in Ohio was set to be stocked in Grand Lake at 1 p.m. today.
The fish - offspring of female walleye and male saugers - were raised at the state fish hatchery in St. Marys and were specially treated to make them sterile.
St. MARYS - More than 30 people attended an Ohio EPA hearing on Thursday night to discuss the impact a proposed housing development would have on water quality in Grand Lake.
Marion Local High School graduate Cory Luebke earned the California League's Pitcher of the Week honor for the week of May 18-24 after picking up two wins for the San Diego Padres' Class A affiliate, the Lake Elsinore Storm.
The Coldwater girls 3,200-meter relay team and St. Marys sophomore thrower Mekayla Breland will head to state next week after qualifying in the top four in their respective events on the first day of the Division II regional track meet in Lexington on Thursday.
