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, December 21st, 2010
Wileta Robbins
Wileta M. Robbins, 81, Coldwater, died at 2:40 p.m. Dec. 20, 2010, at Briarwood Nursing Home in Coldwater.
She was born Aug. 20, 1929, in Middle Point to Raymond C. and Eva Snyder Pangle. On Sept. 26, 1955, she married James Robbins, who died Nov. 23, 1991.
Surviving are five sons, Steven (Lou Ann) Eldred, Sarasota, Fla., Ronald (Chris) Eldred, Brooklyn, Mich., Joe Robbins, Coldwater, David (Virginia) Robbins, Coldwater, and John (Lisa) Robbins, Bryant, Ind.; three daughters, Linda Adams, Atlanta, Ga., Kathy (Greg) Wellman, Bryant, Ind., Jennifer (Steve) Hamilton, Cincinnati; two sisters, Leota Johnson, Ohio City, and Mary Pangle, Columbus; a brother, Carl Pangle, Sebring, Fla.; 20 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Also deceased is a brother, Kenneth Pangle.
She was a graduate of Middle Point High School in 1947. She worked at Jutte's IGA in Coldwater. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Auxiliary in Fort Recovery.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home in Celina, the Rev. Allan Brown officiating. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens in Celina.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be left at LHDfuneralhome.com.
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