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, January 19th, 2009
Susie Callahan
Susie Callahan, 52, 1125 Meadow Lane, Portland, Ind., died Jan. 18, 2009, at home. Death was due to natural causes.
She was born Oct. 19, 1956, in Grahn, Ky., to Everett Sr. and Edith Mabry Gilbert. On May 19, 2000, she married Rick Callahan, who died May 12, 2006.
Surviving are a son, John Terry Jr., Portland; two daughters, Regina (Manuel) Nieto, Delta, Colo., and April (Chuck) Bihn, Portland; a stepson, Shannon Lee, Fort Recovery; a step-daughter, Susan (Mike) Lee-Hans, Milan, Mich.; five brothers, Everett J. Jr., James and Carl Gilbert, all of Portland, Paul Gilbert, Phoenix, Ariz., and David Gilbert, New Weston; two sisters, Erma Emery and Janet Sals, both of Fort Recovery; and seven grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Portland Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home, Portland, the Rev. Roger Greenhill officiating. Burial is at Bluff Point Cemetery, Portland.
Calling is 2-7 p.m Tuesday at the chapel.
Contributions can be made to Ball Memorial Hospice, Muncie, Ind.
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