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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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Kenneth Harris
Celina native Kenneth W. Harris, 57, of Longmont, Colo., died March 27, 2010, at his home. Death was due to a heart attack.
He was born Oct. 11, 1952, in Celina, to George William and Kathryn Stoner Harris. His father survives in Fraser, Colo. On Sept. 4, 1976, he married Teresa, who survives.
Also surviving are two brothers, Robert (Janey) Harris, Golden, Colo., Greg (Jenny) Harris, Fraser; and two sisters, Gloria Harris, Menahga, Minn., and Diana (Larry) Hausfeld, Coldwater.
He worked as a machinist for NCAR in Boulder, Colo., and was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Longmont and Hope Lutheran Church of Westcliffe, Colo. He also was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2601 in Longmont. He served in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Longmont church.
Calling is at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Cremation will follow the service.
Contributions can be made to the Longmont Humane Society.
Condolences can be left at www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com.
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