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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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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Leo Schulte
Leo C. Schulte, 91, formerly of Hanover Street, Minster, died at 5 a.m. Nov. 25, 2007, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.
He was born June 13, 1916, in Fort Loramie, to Joseph and Rose Baumer Schulte. On Aug. 23, 1944, he married Rita Bruggeman, who died July 1, 1984. His second wife, Sylvia Bernard, survives in Piqua.
Other survivors are two daughters, Patricia (Wayne) Miller, Toledo, and Judith Schulte, Cincinnati; and a grandson.
Deceased are a brother and two sisters.
He retired from Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church and a former member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1391, both of Minster.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 9-9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
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