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, August 25th, 2006
Flora French
Flora Duncan French, 92, of Richland, Ga., died Aug. 22, 2006, at Palmyra Nursing Home, Albany, Ga. She had been ill the past six years.
She was born Jan. 26, 1914, in Americus, Ga., to George and Flora Hamil Duncan. She married James Marion French Sr., who is deceased.
Survivors are a son, Jimmy (Janice), Richland; a daughter, Marianne (Kenneth) Boggs, Celina; a brother-in-law, Arthur G., Alpharetta, Ga.; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Martha Duncan Sanders.
She was retired from the Richland Banking Company. She was an honor graduate of Americus High School and attended what is now Georgia Southwestern University. She was a member of the Richland First Baptist Church and the Golden Chords Choir.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at the church the Rev. Mark Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Harmony Cemetery, Richland.
Calling is 5-7 p.m. today at her home in Georgia.
Contributions can be made to the church or Georgia Baptist Children's Home, Palmetto, Ga.
Smith Funeral Home, Richland, handled arrangements.
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