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, April 10th, 2007
Kirk Kuenning
Kirk A. Kuenning, 47, 247 N. Lincoln St., Minster, died at 10:57 a.m. Sunday at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. Death was due to an aneurysm.
He was born Jan. 24, 1960, in Dayton, to Frank and Trudy Schwieterman Kuenning. His mother survives in Concord, N.H.; his father and stepmother, Jeanie, survive in New Bremen. On Nov. 26, 1987, he married Kristine Gaier, who also survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Brooke, at home; a stepdaughter, Deanna (Kyle) Levengood, Bradenton, Fla.; and two brothers, Keith (Tess), and Kevin, all of Concord.
He was a salesman for Post Printing, Minster, for 22 years, and formerly worked at J.C. Penney in Toledo and Celina until 1985. A 1978 graduate of New Bremen High School and a 1980 graduate of the University of Toledo, he was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 1391, Minster, and the Minster Civic Association, of which he was a past secretary. He also was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Friday at the church, the Revs. Rick Nieberding and Rob Jack officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-9:30 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to his daughter's college education fund.
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