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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Friday, April 20th, 2007
John Siefring
Former Celina resident John J. Siefring, 69, 8974 Linksway Drive, Columbus, died April 18, 2007, at Crown Point Nursing Home, Columbus.
He was born Aug. 27, 1937, in St. Marys, to John J. and Rosa Elizabeth Kramer Siefring Sr. On Nov. 23, 1957, he married Marjorie L. Wurster, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Darla J. (G. Fred) Wilkinson, Mendlam, N.J., and Tina (John) Menke, Grandview Heights, Columbus; three brothers, Wilbur (Monica) and Lawrence (Joy), all of Louisville, Ky., and Harold (Pauline), Decatur, Ind.; four sisters, Laurena Frilling, St. Marys, Pauline (Leo) Kunk, Tucson, Ariz., Delores (Tom) Hemmelgarn, Fort Recovery, and Barbara Bergman Winner, Osgood; a sister-in-law, Ruth, St. Marys; and four grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Paul J., a sister, Mary A. Heitkamp; four brothers-in-law, Wilbert Frilling, Loyd Heitkamp, Virgil Bergman and Eugene Winner.
He was a United Parcel Service driver in the Celina area from 1962 to 1995, and a 1955 graduate of Memorial High School, St. Marys.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Jeff Smalley officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to Arthur James Cancer Center, Columbus, or National Parkinson Foundation.
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