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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Friday, January 15th, 2010
Mary Lou Higgins
Mary Lou Higgins, 58, of Union City, Ind., died at 6:12 a.m. Jan. 2, 2010, at her sister's home in Ansonia, following a six-month battle with liver cancer.
She was born March 24, 1951, in Sidney, to Max D. and Jean Williams Winans. Her mother survives in Union City, Ind.
Other survivors are a fiancé, Colin Brooks of Ireland; three sisters, Margaret (Tom) Leubner of Minnesota, Barbara Waymire, Ansonia, and Beverly (John) Dziengelenski, Celina; and a brother, Patrick (Kathy) Winans of Tennessee.
She worked at Corning Glass, Greenville, for 28 years and as a cashier at Walmart in Winchester, Ind. She was a 1969 graduate of Findlay High School and a graduate of Edison Community College, where she earned a degree in plastic engineering.
A memorial service is 1-4 p.m. Jan. 23 at her daughter's home, 500 W. High St., Ansonia.
Her body was donated to Wright State University School of Medicine.
Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Hospice.
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