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, March 17th, 2008
Sharon Johns
Sharon C. Johns, 64, of 17414 County Road 66-A, St. Marys, died at 1 a.m. March 16, 2008, at home. Death was due to natural causes.
She was born Oct. 31, 1943, in Lima to Charles and Wanda Houck Boedicker, who are both deceased. On Dec. 8, 1962, she married James Johns, who survives.
Other survivors are three daughters, Jamie (Doug) Maze, Westerville, Brenda (Dennis) Boysell and Kristina (Jerry) Lotz, all of St. Marys; a stepmother, Gloria Boedicker, Wapakoneta; a mother-in-law, Eleanor (Bill) Hoenie, Celina; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Grove United Methodist Church, St. Marys, where she served as financial secretary and a member of its Women's Society. She was a member of the Spencerville Young Farmers' Association.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Mary Kay Brown, officiating. Burial is at Resthaven Memory Gardens, Moulton.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the Friends of the Library, St. Marys, or Auglaize County Cancer Association.
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