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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Thursday, December 28th, 2006
Betty Ausland
Betty J. Ausland, 69, 400 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 3:24 a.m. Dec. 26, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born April 20, 1937, in Louisville, Ky., to Louise Dunlap, who survives there. Her adoptive parents, Harry and Elsie Shane McManis, are deceased.
Other survivors are a daughter, Becky (Tim) Kingen, Muncie, Ind.; two brothers, Chuck Sullivan, Tecumseh, Mich., and Robert Williamson, Louisville; two sisters, Joyce Nethery and Norma Edwards, both of Shepherdsville, Ky.; five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; and caregiver, Kathleen Sudhoff, Celina.
Deceased is a sister, Barb Cundriff.
She was a homemaker.
Services are 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel of the Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
Calling is one hour prior to services.
Arrangements are by Miller Funeral Home, state Route 703, West Chapel, St. Marys.
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