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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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Anna Marie Sturm
Anna Marie Sturm, 89, of Sidney, died at 6:01 p.m. Nov. 4, 2007, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
She was born Jan. 9, 1918, in Fort Loramie, to Bernard and Rose Winner Ruhenkamp. On April 21, 1942, she married Walter V. Sturm, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, James (Beverly), Dayton; three daughters, Carol (Barry) Cummings, Boerne, Texas, Barbara (Richard) Hayman, Fort Myers, Fla., and Susan (Michael) Pyles, Celina; a sister, Hilda Lachey, Dayton; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Henry Ruhenkamp; two sisters, Jeanette Ruhenkamp and Lucille Schlater; and a grandson.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church, Sidney, and its Alter Society, and a local bridge club.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Gerald E. Bensman officiating. Burial is at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Cromes Funeral Home, Sidney.
Contributions can be made to the Holy Angels School Endowment Fund.
Condolences can be made at www.cromesfh.com.
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