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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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Phyllis Bueter
Russia native Phyllis A. Bueter, 67, of Ocala, Fla., died Feb. 3, 2008, of cancer.
She was born April 17, 1940, in Russia, to Delmar and Evelyn Magato Monnin. Her husband, Donald, survives.
Other survivors are three sons, Tom (Debbie), Rossburg, Jim (Belinda), Ocala, and Dan (Shera), Pittsburgh, Pa.; two daughters, Cheryl (Bill) Chrisman, North Pole, Ala., and Lynda (Jim) Conway, Charlotte, N.C.; three brothers, Jerome (Gerri) Monnin and Patrick (Vicki) Monnin, all of Greenville, and Alan (Anita) Monnin, Vandalia; three sisters, Janet (Kenny) McEldowney and Judy (Dan) Prenger, all of Versailles, and Joann (Larry) Monnin-Debevec, Corning, N.Y.; and four grandchildren.
She was a a display manager and previously worked at the state attorney's office and the Marion County Courthouse in Florida. She attended Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church, Ocala.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Her body is being cremated.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel East, Ocala.
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