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, February 19th, 2008
R. Maxine Rain
R. Maxine Rain, 82, formerly of 2100 Celina Road, St. Marys, died at 9:20 p.m. Feb. 17, 2008, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community.
She was born Sept. 25, 1925, in Van Wert to Elmer and Mary Powell Uncapher. On April 1, 1945, she married Harold Rain, who died June 8, 1988.
Survivors are three sons, Larry (Nikki) and Harold "Art" (Cecelia), all of St. Marys, and Tom, Montezuma; three sisters, Lois (Charles) Adams, Greenville, Norma Jean (Bill) Stienecker, Montezuma, and Billie (John) Wickham, South Pointe; a sister-in-law, Gwen Uncapher, Mendon; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Deceased are a brother, Austin "Bud" Uncapher; and a sister and her husband, Thelma and Floyd Jacks.
She retired as a production employee at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys. A 1942 graduate of the former Mendon High School, she was a member of Wayne Street United Methodist Church, St. Marys.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Mary Kay Brown officiating. Burial is at Resthaven Memory Gardens near St. Marys.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the church's building fund or the Otterbein benevolent fund.
Condolences can be made at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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