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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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Lester Pleiman
Lester W. Pleiman, 79, of Lima, died at 3:22 a.m. Feb. 22, 2008, at Triumph Hospital, Lima.
He was born March 12, 1928, in Fort Loramie, to Albert and Eleanor Fischer Pleiman. His first wife, Mary Louise Obringer, died in 1975. On June 16, 1978, he married Patricia M. Sheidler, who survives.
Other survivors are two daughters, Judy (Jay) Lipps, Union, and Chris Lefeld, St. Henry; two stepsons, Steve (Laura) Oren, Lima, and Stan (Ruth) Oren, Gilboa; three stepdaughters, Susan (Jeff) Christman, Leipsic, Cynthia (Jeff) Garmatter, Delphos, and Sally (Tom) Halker, Columbus Grove; four sisters, Charlene (Cliff) Meyer, Newport, Mary Jane (Dean) Steinke, Botkins, Angie (Marion) Phlipot, Newport, and Norma (Ed) Toller, Fort Loramie; a sister-in-law, Margie Lange, Fort Loramie; six grandchildren, 17 stepgrandchildren, two great-grandchildren and 15 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Ralph; and a sister, Virginia Pohl.
He was a self-employed carpenter and farmer, and after retiring worked part-time at Crouse Lumber, Lima. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church and Westgate Neighborhood Assoc., of Lima, and the Lima Gardens Club.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial is at St. Nicholas Cemetery, Osgood.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Chiles-Laman, Shawnee Chapel, Lima, where a wake service will be held at 8 p.m.
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