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, November 27th, 2021
Sharon Wood
Sharon Kay Wood, long time resident of Joplin, Missouri passed away peacefully at the age of 77 on November 20, 2021 at her senior living community in Belton, Missouri.
Sharon was born on August 1, 1944 in Celina, Ohio to Arthur and Bertha Granger.
She was a 1962 graduate of Celina High School. She grew up on a farm in Erastus, Ohio until she married Jerry Wood on June 1, 1963. Together they moved to Colorado and Wyoming before eventually settling down in Joplin, Missouri for good.
Sharon worked in the real estate title business for many years in the Joplin and Carthage area. Together, Shery and Jerry enjoyed music and collecting and restoring juke boxes. She and Jerry shared an interest in lighthouses and travelled to see them in person across the country.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Bertha Granger, her sister Barb Schwenzer, and her husband Jerry Wood.
She is survived by her sister Cheryl Amedeo of Chandler, Arizona, step-sister Pat Moeller of Celina, Ohio, sister-in-law Nancy Wilkinson of Marietta, Georgia, daughter Lori Wood-Oswald and husband Joe of Kansas City, Missouri, son Todd Wood and wife Sharla of Oronogo, Missouri, and grandchildren Taylor Oswald, Ashlyn Oswald Beiersdorf, Kiley Oswald and Isabella Wood.
Funeral services have been scheduled for Monday, November 29, at the Mason-Woodard Chapel at 2 p.m.
The family will receive friends during the visitation from 1:00-2:00 p.m. prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Joplin Humane Society in care of the mortuary.
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