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, July 17th, 2008
Louis Goodwin
Louis B. Goodwin, 69, 509 Echo St., Celina, died at 8:30 a.m. July 16, 2008, at his residence.
He was born Feb. 16, 1939, in St. Marys, to Aaron and Dana O. Apgar Goodwin. On July 11, 1959, he married June Alexander, who survives.
Other survivors are three sons, Mark (Rhonda), Sidney, Bradley, Celina, and Tyson, Toledo; two daughters, Rita (Ed) Miller, Montezuma, and Jody Monfort, Celina; two brothers, Lloyd and Albert, both of St. Marys; a sister, Judy Taylor, St. Marys; two half brothers, Larry of Kentucky and Robert O'Day, Vandalia; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers James and Yale; and four sisters, Rosemary Osting, Betty Dunlap, Ruth Broddy and Shirley Obliver.
He was a retired machine operator from Val Aera Space, Mendon, and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Robert Ellis officiating. Burial is at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to Grand Lake Hospice.
Condolences can be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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