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
Michael Hilleary
Michael Lee Hilleary, 64, Mendon, died at 9:50 p.m. July 14, 2010, at James Cancer Hospital in Columbus.
He was born June 7, 1946, in Celina, to Lewis "Bud" and Theona Mowery Hilleary. His mother survives in Celina; his father is deceased. On Dec. 24, 1983, he married Pamela L. Painter, who survives.
Also surviving is a daughter, Dawn (Bill) Store, St. Marys; a step-daughter, Dawn (Rick) Fowler, Celina; three brothers, Lewis (Sharon) Hilleary, Urbana, Guy (Jane) Hilleary, Celina, and Klayton (Mary) Hilleary, Wapakoneta; a sister, Diana Siegrist, Celina; and four grandchildren.
Deceased is a stepson, Darrel L. Donovan, who died April 3, 2002.
He was a driver for Borden Foods and worked at the Empire Commissary, both formerly of Celina. He also was a machinist at Foremost Tool in St. Marys. He graduated from Celina High School in 1966. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1966 to 1970, which included a tour of duty on an aircraft carrier in Vietnam. He was a member of the Celina Veteran's of Foreign Wars.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at W.H. Dick and Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home in Celina. Burial is at the Mendon Cemetery.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday and 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County.
Condolences can be left at dick.hellwarth@verizon.net.
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