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.
Robert F. Curts, 71, 06874 Cloverleaf Road, New Knoxville, died Dec. 30, 2009, at 10 a.m. at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys, following an extended illness. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Many of the statues and crucifixes at the Maria Stein Center are the artwork of the early sisters who lived and worked in the late 1800's in the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Precious Blood. [More]
Motorcyclists, older drivers top the list of those killed in crashes
An unusually high number of young motorcyclists and mature drivers were killed on Grand Lake roadways in 2009 and troopers plan to do something about it.
Charges are pending against a Coldwater man in connection with a Dec. 26 burglary at an outbuilding along state Route 219 near U.S. 127.
Jeffrey C. Marbaugh, 40, 502 W. Plum St., is believed to be the person who brought stolen copper wire from the location to Ohio Recycling Inc. near Chickasaw.
In the concluding days of the year in 1959, 1984, and 1999, there was not a wide variety of winter sports action other than the heat of the local holiday basketball tournaments at the Celina Fieldhouse.
