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, August 20th, 2007
Albert Jutte
Albert R. Jutte, 85, 106 W. Milligan St., Fort Recovery, died at 5:40 p.m. Aug. 17, 2007, at The Gardens at St. Henry.
He was born April 13, 1922, in Macedon, to John and Elizabeth Koesters Jutte. On Feb. 18, 1947, he married Ethel Faller, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Jack (Carol), Fort Recovery; a daughter, Joan (Tom) Lamm, Fort Recovery; a brother, Johnnie (Joanne), Celina; two sisters, Mildred Knoth, St. Henry, and Frances Knapke, Coldwater; and six grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Jim; two brothers, Alfred and Ralph; and four sisters, Loretta Braun, Florentine Fiely, Johanna Keller and Justin Bader.
He retired from Teledyne Forge, Portland, Ind., was a woodcrafter and worked at Westgerdes Cabinets, Guggenbiller Chevy Garage and was a milk hauler for Fort Recovery Equity, all of Fort Recovery. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran of World War II and a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Fort Recovery.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Charles Mullen officiating. Burial is at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery, where military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 345, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. today and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
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