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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Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Vernis Hanna
Vernis Glen Hanna, 89, Celina, died at 8:05 a.m. March 26, 2012, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
He was born Feb. 28, 1923, in Darke County, to Garnet and Daisy Norris Hanna. On Jan. 27, 1950, he married Martha Brown, who died Sept. 4, 2011.
Surviving are four children, Ray (Ruth) Hanna, Paul (Phyllis) Hanna, Dave (Deb) Hanna and Mark (Patricia) Hanna, all of Celina; three siblings, George (Linda) Hanna, Celina, Dale (Dotty) Hanna, Celina, and Dorothy West, Celina; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four siblings, Carl Hanna, Clifford Hanna, Virginia McGee Yohey and Mary Meeds, and a grandson.
He retired from Kern's Chevy, Celina, as an automobile mechanic.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina, the Revs. Bruce Head and Tony Richmond officiating. Burial will follow in Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and one hour before services Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to American Heart Association.
Condolences may be left at LHDfuneralhome.com.
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