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, January 4th, 2008
Gerald Fink
Gerald L. Fink, 87, 1125 Jackson Ave., Celina, died Jan. 2, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born Feb. 19, 1920, in Coldwater, to William and Gertrude Schneider Fink. On March 17, 1945, he married Anna Leota Davis, who died Aug. 12, 2006.
Surviving are a son, Tim (Carol), Celina; two daughters, Diane (Robert) Evans, Columbus, and Nancy (William) Kalfs, Norwalk; a brother, Elmer (Dorothy), Celina; and a sister, Lois (William) Magato, Versailles; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Jennifer; three brothers, Arnold, Donald and Clarence; and three sisters, Mildred Stachler, Velma Bruggeman and Bertha Fink.
He was retired from Fink's TV. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Celina, and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina, the Rev. Thomas Brenberger officiating. Burial is at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. today and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.
Memorials can be made to the church.
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