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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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Nile McCain
Mercer County native, Nile McCain, 84, Lima, died at 3:45 a.m. Jan. 2, 2009, at his residence.
He was born Aug. 27, 1924, in Mercer County to Charles Hudson and Sarah Hole McCain. On Oct. 27, 1946, he married Jewell E. Maynard, who survives.
Other survivors are a daughter, Katherine McCain, Centerville; three sons, John Nile (Susan) and Ross (Jaye), all of Lima, and Dana Leigh (Christine), Louisville, Ky.; three sisters, Esther Spicer, Coldwater, Grace Kable, Celina, and Doris Harding, Lima; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Deceasd are four brothers, Glen, Lloyd, Charles and Clyde; and a sister, Olive Muter.
He was a retired iron worker who had worked in many regions of the U.S. He volunteered with Metro Parks Blue Birds and attended Shawnee United Methodist Church.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Bayliff and Son Funeral Home, Cridersville, the Revs. Bryan Bucher and Charlotte Hefner officiating. Burial is at Shawnee Cemetery, Lima.
Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be given to Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Parks or St. Rita's Hospice.
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