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, July 28th, 2008
Mary Ellen Murr
Mary Eileen Murr, 88, of St. Marys, died at 8:15 p.m. July 26, 2008, at the Golden Living Center, Valley, in St. Marys.
She was born Feb. 26, 1920, in St. Marys to William "Dewy" and Bertha Ehrenphort Mallory. On Nov. 23, 1959, she married Kenneth Murr, who died in 1987.
Survivors are two sons, Edward (Lena) Goldnetz, St. Marys, and Dewey Goldnetz, Crawfordsville, Fla.; two daughters, Claudia Bender and Kendra (Greg) Ferrall, all of St. Marys; a sister, Fern (Virgil) Hirschfeld, St. Marys; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and six stepgrandchildren.
Deceased are three infant children.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Marys, and a graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School in 1937.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, the Rev. Ed Bray officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 Wednesday at Cisco Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to the church.
Condolences can be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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