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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Monday, August 27th, 2012
Paul Green
Paul R. Green, 90, died Aug. 24, 2012, at The Gardens at Celina.
He was born Feb. 6, 1922, in Fort Recovery, to Otto and Frona Huffman Green. In 1948, he married Lois Theurer, who died in 1979. On July 30, 1989, he married Gertrude Morningstar Jamieson, who died April 3, 1998.
Survivors are a son, Robert (Shirley) Green, Willshire; a daughter, Carol (Randy) Starlin, Crawfordsville, Ind.; two sisters, Onnolee Bickel, Fort Recovery, and Ruth Reier, Fort Recovery; a sister-in-law, Helen Green, Fort Recovery; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Ed Green, and two brothers-in-law, Ernest Bickel and Lester Reier.
He was a retired lineman for Rural Electric Membership Corporation, Portland, Ind. He attended St. Johns Lutheran Church, Celina.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, the Rev. Douglas Meyer officiating. Burial is at Spring Hill Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to State of the Heart Hospice.
Condolences may be left at www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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