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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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Lois Browning
Lois B. Browning, 84, a former resident of Otterbein-St. Marys Retirement Community, died at 8:05 a.m. March 18, 2008, at St. Marys Memorial Home in Cincinnati.
She was born March 5, 1924, in Jackson County, Ky., to John and Bertha Gabbard Burch. On May 10, 1947, she married Leonard Browning, who survives at Otterbein-St. Marys.
Other survivors are two daughters, Sister Lynn Julian, Cincinnati, and Wanda (Daryl) Dammeyer, New Bremen; two brothers Elza Burch, Lexington, Ky., and Leroy (Jo) Burch, Rutherfordton, N.C.; and a granddaughter.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Faith Alliance Church in New Bremen. She graduated from Nicholasville High School and attended Eastern College, both in Kentucky.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Monday in the chapel at St. Marys Memorial Home. Private burial rites were held today at the Blue Grass Memorial Gardens, Lexington, Ky., the Rev. Dean Greenwood officiating.
Contributions can be made to Hospice of Cincinnati or St. Marys Memorial Home.
Condolences can be sent at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
Arrangements are being handled by Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
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