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, March 17th, 2012
Thelma Gage
Thelma B. Gage, 94, Celina, died March 16, 2012, at her residence.
She was born July 26, 1917, in Van Wert County to Frank and Mabel Rummel Bowen. On Nov. 26, 1943, she married Keith Gage, who died April 13, 2001.
Surviving are three sons, Phil (Ann) Gage, Celina, Stan (Sylvia) Gage, Cutler, and Allen (Adele) Gage, Orange, Calif.; a daughter, Nan (Doug) Hill, Macon, Ga.; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Donald and Gayle Bowen; and a sister, Iris Stevick.
She graduated from Miami University, Oxford, in dietetics and had worked as a dietician in various hospitals and was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Celina.
Services are 4 p.m. Monday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina. Burial will follow at Bartlett Cemetery in Washington County.
Calling is 3-4 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be left at dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.
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