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 21st, 2006
Robert Miller
Robert L. Miller, 92, 8041/2 E. Vine St., Coldwater, died at 12:40 p.m. July 20, 2006, at Briarwood Manor, Coldwater.
He was born Oct. 26, 1914, in Lima, to Lawrence and Lillie Buchanan Miller. On May 27, 1945, he married L. Jane Gilbert, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Glen (Diana), Wapakoneta; a daughter, Jackie (Gary Ted) Knapke, Coldwater; a half brother, John Kantner, Wapakoneta; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Deceased is a grandchild.
He was a retired salesman and a 1932 graduate of the former Blume High School, Wapakoneta. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Coldwater United Methodist Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Bailey-Schockman Post 5135, Coldwater.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina. Burial is at Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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