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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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Dorothy Fitzgerald
Dorothy W. Fitzgerald, 88, of Tecumseh Drive, St. Marys, died at 7:55 p.m. Dec. 30, 2006, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys.
She was born May 11, 1918, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Walter and Nellie Martin Bervinkle. On Sept. 29, 1939, she married Murray Seth Fitzgerald, who died Aug. 25, 2006.
Survivors are a son, Murray (Barb), St. Marys; a daughter, Carol J. (Steven) Kennedy, Fort Wayne, Ind.; four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Bill and Lynn Bervinkle; and four sisters, Mary Altman, Ruth Gray, Brula Milby and Clair Woodnicki.
She was a homemaker and member of Wayne Street United Methodist Church, St. Marys.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home Ohio 703 West Chapel, St. Marys, the Rev. Ed Groff officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and after 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the church building fund.
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