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 27th, 2009
Marjorie Ralston
Marjorie M. Ralston, 79, died at 12 p.m. Jan. 26, 2009, at Swiss Village Retirement Center, Berne, Ind.
She was born Dec. 16, 1929, in Jay County, Ind., to Guy and Dessie Grile Stults. On Aug. 24, 1946, she married Vernon S. Ralston Jr., who died Feb. 11, 1999.
Surviving are two daughters, Sandy Bridges, Bryant, Ind., and Peggy (Robert) Bollenbacher, Celina; two sisters, Doris Smith, Spencerville, and Margaret Reynolds, Anderson, Ind.; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Ronald; and two brothers, Cecil and Glenn Stults.
She was a member of the Poneto Baptist Church in Wells County, and had worked at Dunbar Furniture in Berne. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, Geneva, Ind.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Downing & Glancy Funeral Home, Geneva, Ind., the Rev. Alan Crull officiating. Burial is at West Lawn Cemetery, Geneva.
Calling is 1:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to Arthritis Foundation Indiana Chapter, Indianapolis, or Family Hospice of Northeast Indiana, Berne.
Condolences can be left at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com.
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