radioNOVO News for NWPA 07-17-26

Good morning.A rare and severe Code Purple air quality alert has been issued across northwest Pennsylvania for today. The state Department of Environmental Protection upgraded the alert after thick Canadian wildfire smoke settled heavily near the surface, creating conditions that are considered highly unhealthy for everyone, not just sensitive groups. All residents are strongly urged to avoid long or intense outdoor activities today and move plans indoors.In local business news, a proposed sale of the Rolling Fields nursing home in Conneautville comes as the facility faces more than one-hundred-fifty-seven-thousand dollars in unpaid water and sewer liens, along with mounting default judgments from local vendors. Officials with Comfort Healthcare Partners have agreed to purchase the cash-strapped nonprofit, pending state regulatory approval.And the thirty-sixth annual Adaptive Water Sports Clinic has wrapped up another successful week on Conneaut Lake. The event, hosted by Three Rivers Adaptive Sports, brought out more than fifty disabled skiers and eighty national volunteers to help participants with physical limitations safely experience the thrill of riding the open water.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.