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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Monday, April 16th, 2007
Lodean Dilsaver
Lodean Dilsaver, 85, formerly of 935 Cleveland Ave., St. Marys, died at 10:58 a.m. April 14, 2007, at her daughter's residence in Fort Loramie.
She was born June 4, 1921, in Allen County, to Harold and Nellie Worrell Davis. On May 22, 1943, she married Ira Dilsaver, who died Oct. 14, 2001.
Surviving are two sons, Wayne and Darrell (Rebecca) all of St. Marys; two daughters, Karen (Kenneth) Geise, Fort Loramie, and Lisa Fairchild, Hamilton; a sister, Eileen (Ed) Crocker, St. Marys; a brother-in-law, Floyd, Botkins; a sister-in-law, Glenna Davis, St. Marys; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are an infant son, Steven J.; two brothers, Jesse and Francis Davis; and a daughter-in-law, Patricia.
She retired from the former Mersman Furniture Company, Celina, and was a member of Hillsdale Baptist Church, St. Marys. She was a 1939 graduate of Waynefield High School.
Services are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Harold Liess officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to Hillsdale Baptist Church.
Condolences may be sent to millerfuneralhomes.net.
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