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, March 2nd, 2007
Margaret Bushnell
Margaret G. Bushnell, 80, 6122 Burkettsville-St. Henry Road, Celina, died at 12:35 p.m. Feb. 26, 2007, at the Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born Aug. 28, 1926, in New York, to John and Margaret McMahon Gratz. On Sept. 29, 1946, she married Gene Bushnell, who died July 29, 2000.
Surviving are two sons, Edward (Lina), Chesapeake, Va.; and George, Suffolk, Va., two daughters, Tanya (David) Everett, Littleton, Colo., and June (David) Andrew, Celina; and six grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Phillip and Peter O'Brien; a sister, Elizabeth Gallahan.
She was formerly employed at Norfolk Naval Base as a civilian employee, Norfolk, Va., and was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina.
Private family services are being handled by Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina.
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