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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Friday, February 17th, 2012
Mildred Wolfal
Mildred M. Wolfal, 90, formerly of St. Marys, died Feb. 11, 2012, at Santa Rita Nursing Center in Green Valley, Ariz.
She was born April 21, 1921, in Spencerville, to Ralph and Amy (Snyder) Clark.
Surviving are two children, Richard (Mary Ann) Jones of Dumas, Alaska, and Susan Beahrs, Sahuarita, Ariz.; a sister, Ruth (Lowell) Miller, Spencerville; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Wolfal, and a daughter, Barbara Jean Koch.
She was a homemaker and been employed at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys. She was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #9289 Auxiliary and a former member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, both in St. Marys.
Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Dr. Ed Bray officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is noon until 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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