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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Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Orville Webb
Mendon native Orville B. Webb, 95, of Avenal, Calif., died Dec. 8, 2006, at his home.
He was born April 9, 1911, in Mendon, to Tony F. and Ida Lemmond Webb.
Survivors are two sons, Jim (Liz) and Gene (Bonnie), all of Hanford, Calif.; three daughters, Janice (George) Wilkinson, Hanford, and Carol Webb and Alice (Geoff) Saunders, all of Avenal; a brother, Jake, Mendon; three sisters, Eileen Brown, Mendon, Maxine Chamberlain, Sandusky, and Doris Rumbler, Wheeling, W. Va.; nine grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
He was a retired large engine mechanic for Pacific Gas and Electric of northern California.
Graveside services are 9 a.m. Wednesday at Grangeville Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
Contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, Fresno, Calif.
Arrangements are by Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel, Lemoore, Calif.
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