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, October 26th, 2007
Janell Heitkamp
Janell Heitkamp, 45, 311 Defiance Road, St. Marys, died at 11:26 p.m. Oct. 24, 2007, at Lima Memorial Hospital. Death was due to cancer.
She was born Nov. 26, 1961, in St. Marys, to Loyd and Mary Siefring Heitkamp, who are deceased. Her former husband, Randy Howell, survives in St. Marys.
Other survivors are two sons, Dustin and Brandon Howell, both of St. Marys; a daughter, Amy Howell, St. Marys; a brother, Dan (Rita) Heitkamp, St. Marys; two sisters, Janice (Steve) Miller, Wapakoneta, and Brenda (Tim) Monroe, Mendon; and a grandson.
Deceased are a brother, Darrell Heitkamp; and a sister, Elaine Ross.
She worked as a shipping clerk at Koneta Rubber Company, Wapakoneta. She was a 1980 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School and a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Glynwood, the Rev. Oscar Seger officiating. Burial is at St. Thomas Cemetery near the church.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
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