An air quality alert is issued when air pollution is high, so we can adjust our activities and avoid certain things, like being outdoors during the hottest part of the day. When heat and sunlight mix with exhaust from vehicles and industry, ozone levels rise. Ozone is one of five pollutants considered when calculating air quality. High ozone can aggravate asthma, leading to coughing, wheezing or chest tightness, and allergy sufferers are impacted by ozone as well.

The Allen County Emergency Management Agency has issued an alert to urge people to take action to reduce “ozone” emissions. Curtail driving, mowing, and even barbecuing until the evening hours. This will help maintain the levels of Ozone that the Environmental Protection Agency enforces. Keeping those levels in check not only helps with health conditions but also keeps us from specific mandates for our vehicles.

A public health alert has been issued by Allen County Public Health after COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. Allen County's per capita COVID-19 cases is currently at 248.17, according to the Ohio Department of Health.