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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Thursday, September 6th, 2018
Betty Archer
Betty Rowena (Bolenbaugh) Archer, 90, of Kettering and formerly of Ohio City, passed away Sunday evening at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio.
She was born on March 11, 1928, in Willshire Township the daughter of the late Clarence Bynon and Rea Agnes (Taylor) Bolenbaugh. She married Wilbur Guy Archer on January 26, 1947, who died on June 17, 1990. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Glen Wesley Bolenbaugh and a sister, Mary R. Bigham.
Family survivors include two daughters, Rosiland (Timothy) McNeeley of Lakewood and Deanna (Steven) Rau of Dayton; a brother, Robert L. (Lois) Bolenbaugh of Ohio City; six grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren.
Betty was a 1946 graduate of Ohio City-Liberty High School. She was a member of Olive Branch Church of God and the WCSC.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Olive Branch Church of God with Pastor Marc Phillips officiating. Interment will follow at Tomlinson Cemetery, near Mendon.
Calling hours are 4-8 p.m., Friday at Cowan & Son Funeral Home and one hour prior to services Saturday at the Church.
Preferred memorials are to Olive Branch Church of God.
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com.
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