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, January 14th, 2008
Paul Howell
Paul R. "Slats" Howell, 92, Marion, died Jan. 11, 2008, at Delaware Court Health Care Center, Delaware.
He was born Sept. 11, 1915, in Celina to Raymond and Ethel Martz Howell. On Nov. 25, 1936, he married CleoDell Felver, and she died May 16, 2002.
Surviving are two sons, Paul Eldean (Marcia), Salem, Ore., and Milton Dwayne, Vancouver, Wash.; one daughter, Cleola (Clarence) Alspaugh, Delaware; 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Norrita Sidle; two brothers, Donald and Charles; two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.
He worked for the City of Celina at the power plant and in city maintenance. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, St. Marys.
Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Burial is at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. today at W.H. Dick and Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions can be made to the church.
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