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, July 15th, 2008
Linda Armstrong
Linda Lou Armstrong, 66, of 800 Indiana Ave., Apt C-03, St. Marys, died at 5:49 p.m. July 12, 2008, at Grandview Hospital, Dayton.
She was born May 10, 1942, in Lima, to Harold R. and Thea M. Wilcox Morris. On Nov. 15, 1975, she married George A. Armstrong Sr., who died June 27, 2006.
Survivors are two sons, Darrell Duane Drummond, Goodyear, Ariz. and David "P.A." (Tamie) Drummond, St. Marys; a daughter, Dawn (Chad) Hennon, St. Marys; three stepsons, Jim Armstrong, Grover Armstrong and Joe Armstrong; four brothers, Harold Eugene Morris and Richard Allen Morris, Wapakoneta, Steve (Kris), Cridersville, and Sheldon (Kim), of Massachusetts; three sisters, Carol (Glenn) Rockafellow, Paw Paw, Mich., Helen (Robert) Reed, Columbia City, Ind., and Sue (Neil) Binkley, Wapakoneta; 20 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Joseph Morris and Harold Raymond Morris Sr.; and a sister, Rebecca Morris.
She was self-employed for 25 years in Gibsonton, Fla. and retired from Plastipak Packaging, Jackson Center, in 2006. She attended Wayne Street United Methodist Church in St. Marys.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at the Cisco Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Mary Kay Brown officiating.
Calling is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Condolences can be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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