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, August 18th, 2011
Lois L. Wood
Lois L. Wood, 82, St. Marys, died Aug. 16, 2011, at her residence.
She was born Jan. 5, 1929, in Mendon, to David and Mabel (Mutersbaugh) Boroff.
On May 19, 1948, she married David Wood, who died Jan. 16, 1997.
Surviving are five children, Lana Boos, Saint Marys, Michael (Glenda) Wood, Delaware, Deborah (Richard) West, Lima, Pamela McKee, Springfield, and Teresa (Brad) Pyles, St. Marys; three sisters, Ruth Smith, Celina, Frances Armstrong, St. Marys, and Helen Boroff, Mendon; one brother, John Boroff, Spencerville; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Also deceased are a son-in-law, Ronald Boos; three sisters, Evelyn and June Boroff and Lauree Overly; and one brother, Paul Boroff.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, where she served as a deaconness. She graduated from Mendon Union High School in 1947. She was retired from K-Mart in St. Marys and was a homemaker.
Private graveside services are at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys, the Rev. Ed Bray officiating.
Memorials may be directed to the Endowment fund of St. Paul's United Church of Christ or Grand Lake Hospice.
Condolences may be left at millerfuneralhomes.net.
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