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.
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Friday, July 27th, 2007
Aubry Black
Aubry Shay Black, 7 weeks old, of 6940 Willshire-Ohio City Road, Ohio City, died July 25, 2007, at Van Wert County Hospital due to natural causes.
She was born June 5, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater to Raymond and Sheila Vann Black, who both survive in Ohio City.
Other survivors are maternal grandparents, Michael Vann and Darlene Uncapher, both of Rockford; and paternal grandparents, Tony and Kathleen Black, Van Wert; and great-grandparents, Fred and Gloria Vann, Rockford, Gwen Uncapher, Mendon, and Joyce Ward, Van Wert.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at W.H. Dick and Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Bill Reeder officiating. Burial is at Swamp College Cemetery.
Calling is 4-6 p.m. Sunday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Bruce James Poling, 75, of West Milton, died July 25, 2007, at Englewood Manor. [More]