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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Saturday, April 9th, 2011
Christine Gilliland
Christine M. Gilliland, 54, 921 Motz St., St. Marys, died at 5:24 p.m. April 7, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.
She was born March 20, 1957, in Auglaize County. Her father, Guy Eugene Stoker, is deceased; her mother, Janet Rupert Stoker Seibert survives in Mendon. On Nov. 7, 1999, she married Terry Lee Gilliland, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Krystal (Danny) Shreves, Wapakoneta, and Ashlee Bell, St. Marys; three sisters, Pam Lawson, Mendon, and Brenda Stoker and Becky (Larry) Meyer, all of Celina; a brother, Larry (Vickey) Stoker, Celina; and two grandchildren.
Two sisters, Darlene Sites and Sherry Caudill, are deceased.
She was a motor route carrier for The Evening Leader in St. Marys. She also had worked as a nursing assistant at St. Marys Living Center and as a production worker at the former Fisher Cheese Co. in Wapakoneta.
Services are 7 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Calling is 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Condolences can be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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