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, August 15th, 2006
Ermal Lutterbeck
Ermal Lutterbeck, 69, 705 Beech St., St. Marys, died at 8 p.m. Aug. 13, 2006, at his residence following an extended illness.
He was born June 11, 1937, in St. Marys, to Vernon and Marguerite Sprague Lutterbeck, who are deceased. On Jan. 20, 1956, he married Phyllis Botkin, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Tim, Celina, and Alan (Bonnie), St. Marys; two sisters, Mooneen (Ernest) Wurster, St. Marys, and Gwendolyn Dankirk, Lima; two grandchildren; a stepgrandson; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
He retired after 37 years at Superior Tube Co. and had worked for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys. He served in the Ohio National Guard for four years.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Bill Maki officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the ALS fund, American Cancer Society or the Juvenile Diabetes Association of Ohio.
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