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, January 6th, 2009
Debora Meyer
Debora S. Meyer, 60, 114 Marbello Court, St. Marys, died at 5:50 p.m. Jan. 4, 2009, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus. Death due to natural causes.
She was born June 24, 1948, in Piqua, to Velma Hardman Francis. On Jan. 28, 1967, she married Harold U. Meyer, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Kevin (Amy), Minster, and Keith, Tipp City; two daughters, Kimberly (Kevin) Bell, Celina, and Kathy (Mathew) Hoelscher, Wapakoneta; three brothers, Darrel (Alice) Francis and Dan (Marla) Francis, all of Bradford, and David (Nora) Francis, New Madison; a sister, Darlene (Tom) Hill, Greenville; and six grandchildren.
She was a licensed practical nurse and had worked at Heritage Manor, Minster, Dorothy Love, Sidney, and Otterbein, St. Marys. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial is at church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-9:30 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to OSU James Cancer Center Research.
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