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, October 13th, 2011
Donnie Neace
Donnie Ray Neace, 65, of Shallowater, Texas, who has relatives in Mercer County, died Oct. 12, 2011, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas.  
He was born June 25, 1946, in Hazard, Ky., to Scott and Pearlie Noble Neace. His mother survives in Middletown; his father is deceased.
Surviving are his wife, Irene Brito Neace; four sons, Donnie Neace Jr., Scott Neace and Troy Dudgeon, all of Ohio, and Rudy Garza, Texas; five daughters, Lisa Neace and Teresa Bambauer, both of Ohio, Sandra Stojek and Cynthia Bearden, both of Texas, and Trina Miller of Illinois; four sisters, Glenna Taylor, Geneva Stidham, Juanita Barnes and Margaret Neace; two brothers, J.C. Neace and Brown Low Neace; 24 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Two brothers, Omer and Troy Neace, are deceased.
He had been employed in the masonry and concrete business.
Graveside services are 3 p.m. today at Idalou Cemetery in Idalou, Texas.
Sanders Funeral Home in Lubbock has charge of arrangements.
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