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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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Lela Waggoner
Lela Waggoner, 95, Celina, died May 3, 2011, at The Miller House, Celina.
She was born July 9, 1915, in Geneva, Ind., to Amos and Barbara Weaver Dailey. In 1932, she married Kenneth Waggoner, who died in April 1951.
Surviving are three daughters, Betty (Ray) Kuhn, Celina, Bessie Miller, Coldwater, Jeanne (Butch) Braun, Celina; a brother, Thomas (Betty) Dailey, Van Wert; two sisters, Lula Springer, Naples, Fla., and Donna Baxter, Gattlinburg, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are five brothers, Frank, LaMoil, Charles, Ralph and Perry Dailey; and four sisters, Mary Tindall, Bonnie Dittus, Wilma Dailey and Edna Dailey.
A member of Celina Church of the Nazarene, she was a Girl Scout leader and a 4-H advisor. She retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber, St. Marys, and Mersman Furniture, Celina.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Revs. Larry Hamilton and John Nunnally officiating. Burial will follow at Mercer Cemetery, Mercer.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, and one hour before services Friday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to State of the Heart Hospice.
Condolences may be left at ciscofuneralhome.com.
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