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 17th, 2007
Frank Puthoff
Frank J. Puthoff, 52, 132 E. Washington St., St. Henry, died at 6:30 p.m. April 15, 2007, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
He was born Oct. 24, 1954, in Coldwater, to Raymond and Agnes Kaup Puthoff. His mother survives in St. Henry. On Feb. 28, 1975, he married Patricia Stammen, who survives.
Also surviving are four daughters, Carla (Craig) Dues, Jeanette Vaughn and Lindsay Puthoff, both of St. Henry, and Dana (Nathan) Brewer, Coldwater; ten brothers, David (Mary), St. Marys, Kenneth (Debra), Ronald (Joan), Kevin (Ann), Jeffery and James (Cheryl), all of St. Henry, Donald (Teresa), Columbus, Gregory (Jenifer), Rockford, Michael, Atlanta, Ga., and Randal (Ann) Delaware; five sisters, Karen (Tim) Koesters, Fort Wayne, Ind., Kathryn (Carl) Hart, and Nancy and Susan, all of St. Henry, and Virginia (Douglas) Seitz, Coldwater; and six grandchildren.
He was general sales manager for Mercer Beverage, St. Henry, and was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, St. Henry Park Board, St. Henry Commercial Club, St. Henry Heritage Club and the Celina Moose Lodge.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Tony Fortman officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
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