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, March 21st, 2012
Lura Delle Kramer
Former Celina resident Lura Delle Kramer, 85, Carol Stream, Ill., died March 15, 2012, at her residence.
She was born Sept. 18, 1926, in Trenton, N.C. to Wade Walter and Emma Barker Mallard. She married E. Dale Kramer, who is deceased.
Surviving are a son, Ernest Dale Jr. (Philomena) Kramer, Wisconsin; a daughter, Kyle Kareen (Paul) Holloway; two siblings, Sylvanus Mallard, N.C., and Joyce Eloise (Marlin) Herring, N.C.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren
Deceased is a great-grandchild.
She worked for Stokely Van Camp. She was active in the Order of Eastern Star.
Service is 10 a.m. Friday at West Jefferson United Methodist Church, where an Eastern Star service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery, Marysville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Windsor Park Benevolent Care Fund.
Rader-McDonald Funeral Home, West Jefferson, is handling arrangements.
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Almeda Mae Spriggs, 85, Celina, died at 3:40 p.m. March 19, 2012, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Maryhelen "Mari" Dorfmeier, 85, a resident of Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys, died at 3:30 a.m. March 3, 2012, at Otterbein. [More]
Clifford W. Fisher Jr., 64, Celina, died March 21, 2012.
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