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, August 30th, 2007
Kenneth Coby
Kenneth C. Coby, 68, New Weston, died at 12:22 p.m. Aug. 28, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born Oct. 22, 1938, in Darke County, to Nelson "Pete" and Gladys Broderick Coby. On June 29, 1957, he married Barbara Cline, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Beverly (John) Wilkinson, Union City, and Brenda (Robert) Brown, Fort Recovery; a brother, Don (Mary Ann), Cridersville; two sisters, Delores Donovan, Alabama, and Karen (Jim) Frantz, Lima; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was retired from Sheller Globe as a job setter.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, the Rev. Sylvia McKibben officiating. Burial will follow at Greenville Township Memorial Gardens, Greenville.
Calling is 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to Stablemates 4-H Club, Fort Recovery.
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