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, May 5th, 2008
Teddie Colby
Teddie A. Colby, 79, formerly of Neptune, died at 10:30 p.m. April 29, 2008, at the Sonora Regional Medical Center, Sonora, Calif.
He was born June 27, 1928, in Detroit, Mich., to Carl and Thelma Duffy Bonifield. On Sept. 16, 1998, he married Patricia Ann Carpenter, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Tony Bonifield and Ted Colby Jr., of California; three daughters, Juanita Polen, Roseville, Mich., Kathleen (Anthony) Tahnoose, Warren, Mich., and Mary Ellen Bonifield, Vista, Calif.; a half brother, Carl Bonifield Jr., Spencerville; his parents-in-law, Howard (Esther) Carpenter, New Bremen; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandsons.
He was a rancher and a U.S. Navy veteran serving during World War II.
Graveside services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Neptune Cemetery.
Condolences can be left a www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
Arrangements are being handled by Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
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