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, December 31st, 2007
Elizabeth Justinger
Elizabeth M. Justinger, 94, of Defiance, died at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 29, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born Sept. 14, 1913, in Paulding, to Harlow and Bertha Flint Traylor. In 1937, she married Ralph M. Justinger, who died in 1961.
Surviving are a son, James (Anne), Coldwater, Mich.; two daughters, Diane (Alan) Bauer, Defiance, and Mary (David) Puthoff, St. Marys; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Robert; and two sisters, Helen Harrow and Lucille Traylor.
She was a bookkeeper for Borden's and worked at Maumee Valley Vending. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, Defiance, and its Altar and Rosary Society, 55 Club and the Catholic Ladies of Columbia.
Funeral Mass is 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Alan Fillman officiating. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery, Defiance.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at Mast-Mock-Hoffman-Hanenkrath-Clevenger-Schaffer Funeral Home, Defiance. A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to a food pantry.
Condolences can be made at www.mastmockhoffman.com.
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