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 14th, 2007
Leona Holthaus
Leona M. Holthaus, 87, formerly of Fort Loramie, died at 8 a.m. Nov. 13, 2007, at the Versailles Health Care Center.
She was born Feb. 2, 1920, in Newport, to Frank and Albina Harrod DeLoye. On Oct. 14, 1942, she married Urban H. Holthaus, who survives at the health care center.
Other survivors are four sons, Dennis, Dayton, Urban Jr. (Theresa) and James (Karen), all of Fort Loramie, and Mark (Mary), Batavia; a daughter, Linda (Nick) Arling, Osgood; a brother, Urban (Bea) DeLoye, Sidney; a brother-in-law, Edward Meyer, North Star; a sister-in-law, Victoria DeLoye, Fort Loramie; 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Deceased are two brothers, Francis and Norbert DeLoye; and two sisters, Catherine White and Margaret Meyer.
She was an artist. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie, and its St. Anne's Ladies Sodality and choir, and served as church secretary for 15 years and as a CCD teacher for 20 years.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
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