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 16th, 2010
Luella McHugh
Luella Mae McHugh, 90, Ohio City, died at 12:25 p.m. July 13, 2010, at CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert.
She was born Aug. 10, 1919, in Ohio City to Halder Baugest and Roxie Marie Clouse Woods. On Dec. 22, 1936, she married Thomas Sylvester McHugh Jr., who died Nov. 14, 1977.
Surviving are three sons, James (Catherine) McHugh, Decatur, Ind., Richard (Marilyn) McHugh, Van Wert, and Joseph McHugh, Ohio City; three sisters, Mary Tindall, San Francisco, Calif., Evelyn Kirchenbauer, Coldwater, and Ilo Ebright, Celina; 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson.
Deceased are two children, Lloyd Russell McHugh and Betty Lucille Asbell; four brothers, Charlie, Elmer, Matthew and Eugene Woods; a sister, Cora Blanche Phillips; and three grandchildren.
She retired in 1981 from Federal Mogul in Van Wert after 30 years. She also was a member of the Calvary Evangelical Church in Van Wert.
Funeral services were 10 a.m. today at Cowan and Son Funeral Home in Van Wert, the Rev. W. Clark Williman officiated. Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Ohio City.
Memorials can be made to CHP Inpatient Hospice Center.
Condolences can be left at cowanfh@yahoo.com.
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