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, August 23rd, 2014
Ruby Jones
Ruby Jones, 88, Mendon, departed for heaven at 12:25 p.m. Aug. 21, 2014, at her daugher's residence in Mercer.
She was born June 8, 1926, in Pruden, Tenn., to Luster and Maude Browing Fuson. In 1947, she married Troy Jones, who died in 1995.
Surviving are two sons, Troy (Sharon) Jones, Mendon, and Kenneth (Vickie) Jones, Mendon; a daughter, Billie (William) Heindel, Mendon; six brothers, Lonnie (Gloria) Fuson, Frakes, Ky., Charles (Norma) Fuson, Celina, Earl (Geneva) Fuson, Frakes, Ky., Ed (Vanda) Fuson, Siler, Ky., Jerry (Ruth) Fuson, Frakes, Ky., and Phillip (Thelma) Fuson, Siler, Ky.; four sisters, Mildred Fields, Romulus, Mich., Mabel (Oscar) Fields, LaVergne, Tenn., Janie (Tony) Spicer, Celina, and Phillis Keasler, LaVergne, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Alfred Fuson; two sisters, Ruth Fields and Kathleen Partin; and a granddaughter, Amanda Sue Jones.
She retired from the St. Marys Cotton Mill and was a homemaker. She was a member of Samaria Missionary Baptist Church, St. Marys, and very dedicated to her church and family.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Samaria Missionary Baptist Church, St. Marys, the Rev. Jack Burns officiating. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Calling is 1-6 p.m. Sunday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions may be made to State of the Heart Hospice or cancer research.
Condolences may be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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