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, June 22nd, 2012
John Grise
John Henry Grise, 61, Celina, died at 4:29 p.m. June 19, 2012, in the emergency department at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
He was born Dec. 1, 1950, in Sidney, to Henry and Charlene Fergus Grise. He was married to Shirley Beth Pickett, who survives in Prospect, Tenn.
Also surviving are two daughters, Charity (John) Berger, New Lebanon, and Tabetha Allen, Celina; three sisters, Jane (David) Pulfer, Celina, Irene (Howard) Hawkins, Urbana, and Barbara Dickey, Ethridge, Tenn.; three brothers, David (Stephanie) Grise, Alabama, Tony (Crystal) Grise, Georgia, and Terry (Betty) Grise, Piqua; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was employed at Ross Aluminum Foundry, Sidney, and had served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
Services are 6 p.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys. Military rites will follow.
Condolences may be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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