Air quality alert in place for Central Oregon Monday

Air quality alert in place for Central Oregon Monday

At 10:53 a.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service reported an air quality alert in effect until Monday at 5 p.m. for Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties."Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory. until 9 p.m. Monday. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Pollutants in smoke can…