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, November 20th, 2008
Larry Drees
Former Mercer County resident, Larry Drees, 72, of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Goodyear, Ariz., died Nov. 15, 2008, at Hospice Center in Goodyear from complications of a stroke.
He was born March 14, 1936, to Anthony and Sophia Hartings Drees. In 1991, he married Sandy Feasby, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Daniel (Michelle), Yorktown, Ind., and Dale (Maureen), Greensboro, N.C.; two daughters, Carol (Shri) Hedge, St. Louis, Mo. and Diana (Scott) Schowe, Auburn, Ind.; a brother, Walter (Paulette), DeMotte, Ind.; four sisters, Rose Gruss, Coldwater, Bernie Wendel, New Weston, Dorothy (Robert) Kanney, St. Henry, and Regina Wendel, Fort Recovery.
Deceased are a brother, Clem; a sister, Marietta Mueller; and four brothers-in-law, Henry Mueller, Vic Gruss, and Arthur and Ermin Wendel.
He was a CPA in Ft. Wayne, Ind. for 40 years.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Covenant United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, the Rev. Jack Scott officiating.
Calling is 7-9 p.m. Thursday and 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. Burial is at Highland Park Cemetery, Fort Wayne.
Contributions can be made to Diabetes Research or the church.
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