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, October 16th, 2007
Richard Barber
Richard M. Barber, 61, formerly of 519 Cron St., Celina, died at 2 a.m. Oct. 14, 2007, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. Death was due to natural causes.
He was born Dec. 30, 1945, in Mercer County, to John C. and Opal VanTilburg Barber. His mother survives in Rockford. His former wife, Jane Butler, survives in Van Wert.
Also surviving are a son, Tracy Barber, Lima; two daughters, Denise (Matt) Bollenbacher, Bridge City, Texas, and DeAnne, Van Wert; a brother, Don (Karen), Mendon; two sisters, Ginny (Bob) Hoenie, Del Rio, Texas, and Marilyn Hoenie, Celina; and five grandchildren.
Deceased is a brother, John Robert "Bob."
He had worked at Huffy Bicycle Corp., Celina. He was a 1966 graduate of the former Mendon-Union High School and was a member of Mount Tabor Church of God, Celina.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Jim Keiser officiating. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
Calling is 9-11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the church of the American Diabetes Association.
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