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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Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
Martha Baker
Former Fort Recovery resident Martha Edna Baker, 86, of Rockford, died at 9:33 a.m. Oct. 15, 2006, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford, where she was a patient the past eight years.
She was born Feb. 3, 1920, in Imboden, Va., to Henry and Lula Scott Dickenson. Her first husband, Henry Roller, is deceased. In 1957, she married Hobart R. Baker, who survives in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Also surviving are a son, Daniel (Victoria), Fort Wayne; a daughter, Brenda (Jack) Brands, Englewood; two stepsons, Walter (Lucy), of California, and Craig, Orlando, Fla.; a sister, Mary Moore, Xenia; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a step grandchild and a stepgreat-grandchild.
Deceased is a stepson, Henry Baker; a brother, Roy Dickenson; and two sisters, Vivian Seymour and Vera Dickenson.
She was a homemaker and attended the former Grace United Methodist Church, Rockford.
Private family services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Lima.
Arrangements are being handled by Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford.
Condolences can be sent at www.ketchamripleyfh@earthlink.net.
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