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.
Attorneys for the driver and his passenger, both of whom face separate charges involving the March 15 accident that killed four young local men, filed paperwork in local courts Friday.
Dayton attorneys Marc Ross and Scott Calaway representing Nicholas Schwieterman, 22, 90 S. Maple St. Chickasaw, filed a motion in Mercer County Common Pleas Court seeking to preserve evidence in the case. Schwieterman reportedly was driving the car involved in the crash. [More]
EMA coordinator says cost increase is likely next year
Twenty-one municipalities and townships will pay the same price as last year for ambulance services in 2008 from the Mercer County Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
