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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, December 17th, 2007
Eleanor Hedrick
Former St. Marys resident Eleanor Elizabeth Hedrick, 77, of Wadsworth, died Dec. 11, 2007, at Akron General Medical Center.
She was born Dec. 31, 1929, in St. Louis, Mo., to the Rev. John and Ella Schmidt. Her former husband, Robert A. Hedrick, survives in Sherwood.
Other survivors are a son, James Robert (Cheryl), Abbeyville; three daughters, Karen E., Manchester, N.H., Ann Wild, Wadsworth, and Barbara (David) Liber, Olmsted Township; a brother, the Rev. Armin L. (Connie) Schmidt, no address given; and eight grandchildren.
She was a former Celina teacher. She was a 1947 graduate of Memorial High School, St. Marys.
Services were held Dec. 14, 2007, at Bokas Funeral Home, Fairlawn. Burial was at Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn.
Contributions can be made to the Society for the Blind, Akron chapter, or the National Parkinson's Foundation.
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