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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Monday, December 18th, 2006
Dorothy Luthman
Dorothy M. Luthman, 93, 393 E. Fourth St., Minster, died at 4:58 p.m. Dec. 15, 2006, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster, where she was a resident for one year.
She was born Jan. 2, 1913, in Minster, to Charles and Bernadine Wacker Bensman. on June 20, 1936, she married William H. Luthman, who died May 1, 1999.
Survivors are four sons, Don (Jan) and William W. (Rose), all of Minster, Earl, Bellefontaine, and John (Judith), St. Marys; two daughters, Diane (Ralph) Penno, Punta Gorda, Fla., and Judy (Jim) Olliges, Allyn, Wash.; 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Walter and Andrew Bensman; and a sister, Loretta Wyen.
She worked at the Minster Post Office, and was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, American Legion Post 387 Auxiliary, and the former St. Monica's Ladies Sodality, all of Minster.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to the William H. Luthman Scholarship Fund of Minster High School.
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