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 14th, 2006
Emmanuel Lammers
Emmanuel Lewis Lammers, infant son of Kevin and Stacey Roby Lammers of 105 W. Bremen St., New Knoxville, died at 8:40 p.m. July 8, 2006, at Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus.
He was born July 8, 2006, in Columbus.
Surviving with his parents are a twin brother, Elijah Leonard Lammers; grandparents, Ted and Carolyn Lammers and John and Carol Roby, all of New Knoxville; and great-grandparents, Wilma Lammers and Sephronia Gibbs, both of New Knoxville, John and Marilyn Barrick, Centerburg, and Esther Rosenbeck, Coldwater.
Services are 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the First Church of Christ, New Knoxville, the Rev. David Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Pilger Ruhe Cemetery, near New Knoxville.
Calling is after 3 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Arrangements are by Vornholt-Miller Funeral Home, New Knoxville.
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