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, April 8th, 2008
Sarah Stephenson
Sarah Gene Stephenson, 84, 944 Tama Road, Rockford, died at 8:47 p.m. April 6, 2008, at Van Wert County Hospital.
She was born Feb. 2, 1924, in Mercer County, to Albert and Ethel Monroe Harrison. On April 20, 1947, she married Richard Stephenson, who survives.
Other survivors are three sons, Tom (Judy) and David (Charlene), all of Rockford, and Mark (Twyla), Lake Forest, Calif.; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A brother, Donald Harrison, and a sister, Lilian Shively, are deceased.
She was a homemaker, a 1942 graduate of Celina High School and a member of Chattanooga United Methodist Church.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Steve Oliver officiating. Burial is at Buck Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, and after 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Contributions can be made to the church.
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